Overview

• The Trump administration continues to resist Supreme Court orders to repatriate Kilmar Ábrego García, a migrant wrongfully deported under the Alien Enemies Act despite his protected status.
• Ábrego García was transferred from a high-security Salvadoran prison to a Santa Ana facility with reportedly improved conditions but remains cut off from outside contact.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen met Ábrego García in El Salvador, calling his deportation an unconstitutional act and accusing the administration of undermining due process.
• El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele mocked the meeting, releasing staged photos to misrepresent Ábrego García's detention conditions, sparking criticism from Van Hollen.
• The Supreme Court has also paused related deportations of Venezuelan migrants, raising broader concerns about executive overreach and potential constitutional conflict.