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Trump Administration Defies Supreme Court Order on Wrongful Deportation Case

President Trump acknowledges ability to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador but continues to resist compliance with court mandate.

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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Cesar Abrego Garcia, and Cecilia Garcia de Abrego, the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, react as U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) holds a press conference after returning from a visit to El Salvador, where he advocated for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported from the U.S. without due process by the Trump administration, as an alleged MS-13 gang member and sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT), a maximum security prison in El Salvador, at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., April 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, left, speaks to the media at Dulles Airport on his meeting with Kilmar Garcia in El Salvador yesterday and the overall situation as Jennifer Vasquez Sura wife of Garcia wipes away tears. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)

Overview

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 despite a 2019 court order barring his removal due to risks of persecution.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, but the administration has cited disputed gang allegations and diplomatic constraints as reasons for inaction.
  • Sen. Chris Van Hollen revealed that El Salvador is detaining Garcia solely because of financial payments from the U.S., with Salvadoran officials stating the decision to release him lies with the Trump administration.
  • President Trump admitted in an ABC interview that he could call Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to secure Garcia's return but has deferred the decision to his legal team.
  • Legal discovery in the case is temporarily paused until April 30, while congressional pressure mounts for compliance with the Supreme Court's order.