Judge orders return by Monday of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

[struggle4progress]

By Priscilla Alvarez and Emily R. Condon
Updated 6:23 PM EDT, Fri April 4, 2025

CNN
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A federal judge on Friday ruled that the United States must bring back a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

Judge Paula Xinis of the US District Court in Maryland directed the federal government to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, to the US no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 7.

The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday it mistakenly deported the Maryland father of three “because of an administrative error,” but said it could not bring him back because he is in Salvadoran custody. It appeared to mark the first time the administration has admitted an error related to its recent deportation flights to El Salvador, which are now at the center of a fraught legal battle.

“This case is certainly important to Abrego Garcia and his family,” the judge said. “In recognition of that. I feel like I can’t wait on giving my order” ...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/judge-orders-us-government-return-man-from-el-salvador/index.html

[Johnny2X2X]

1. I fear there are hundreds more like him

We just don’t know about them yet.

[SheltieLover]

2. What will the consequence be when they fail to comply?

[sop]

3. Now we'll find out if a judge's order means anything.

[regnaD kciN]

4. If you don't want to lose any more faith in humanity...

...don't look at the YouTube comments on the MSNBC story.

To a man (gender usage intentional), they are all convinced that Abrego Garcia is definitely a MS-13 member and deserved what happened to him.

[RandomNumbers]

6. not sure I have any more to lose.

but thanks for the warning anyway.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. TSF is reminiscent of Pinochet of Chile in the Seventies.