Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a legally protected Maryland resident, remains detained in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center after being mistakenly deported on March 15, 2025.
• The Trump administration has acknowledged the deportation was an administrative error but continues to dispute its obligation to ensure Garcia’s return, citing Salvadoran sovereignty.
• Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, have mandated daily updates and ordered the administration to take all available steps to facilitate Garcia’s repatriation, but progress remains unclear.
• President Trump’s recent statements suggest a reluctance to act, framing Garcia’s detention as solely under Salvadoran jurisdiction, contradicting earlier comments about respecting the Supreme Court’s directive.
• Garcia’s attorneys have requested the court hold the administration in contempt for failing to comply with orders and demanded immediate action, including securing his release and arranging his transport back to the U.S.