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Trump's Team Caved on Abrego Garcia Deportation in 2019

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Courts warn of "lawlessness" if Trump doesn't back down this time.

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  1. In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

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  2. Court documents released in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case

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    Trump's Team Caved on Abrego Garcia Deportation in 2019

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  1. Time

    What to Know About Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Deportee SCOTUS Ordered Trump Admin to Return (opens Time)

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    The Supreme Court ordered the Trump Administration to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S. after the White House mistakenly deported him to a notorious El Salvador prison.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    US reveals status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    The Donald Trump administration told a judge that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a wrongfully deported Maryland man, is still in an El Salvador prison.

  3. CNN

    What to know about the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia case (opens CNN)

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    A Maryland man’s efforts to return to the US after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month hit a major new roadblock on Monday when the country’s president vowed to keep the father of three locked in a notorious mega-prison.

  4. NPR

    The risk Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case poses for citizens, according to legal scholar (opens NPR)

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    NPR's Michel Martin talks with constitutional scholar Kim Wehle about President Trump's refusal to demand the return of a wrongly deported Salvadoran national, despite a Supreme Court order.

  5. NBC Chicago

    Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia? What to know about father mistakenly deported to El Salvador (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The story of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father of three and a protected resident who was deported and imprisoned in El Salvador, has taken center stage.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    El Salvador president meets Trump, says he won’t return wrongly deported man to the US (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Trump administration officials emphasized that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that the U.S. has no say in his future.

  7. The Hill

    Senate Democrat calls Abrego Garcia case ‘constitutional crisis’ (opens The Hill)

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    Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the case of a man wrongfully deported to El Salvador is a “constitutional crisis.” Murphy, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2028, argued that Kilmar Abrego Garcia should not have been deported because he had been given protected status by a U.S.

  8. Forbes

    Trump Administration Says It Will Simply Re-Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia If He Is Brought Back To U.S. (opens Forbes)

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    The Supreme Court ordered the administration to facilitate the return of the mistakenly deported Maryland man, who still remains in custody in El Salvador.

  9. WMUR

    Trump shifts responsibility for return of deported man (opens WMUR)

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    The Trump administration claims there is no basis for returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

  10. Anchorage Daily News

    The deportation standoff sending the U.S. toward a constitutional crisis (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Kilmar Abrego García remains in a Salvadoran prison as his case rises to a test of the Trump administration’s effort to deport more than 1 million immigrants.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Did US courts back Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s El Salvador deportation? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Trump, Bukele reject ruling to return the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported by the US.

  12. The Hill

    White House: Abrego Garcia deportation to El Salvador ‘always going to be end result’ (opens The Hill)

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    The White House has asserted there's no scenario in which a Maryland man whose deportation to El Salvador has made national headlines would end up living a “peaceful life” back in the U.S.

  13. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    His deportation has become a national flashpoint as President Donald Trump follows up on campaign promises of mass deportations, including to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

  14. WTOP Washington DC

    Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison? (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s story begins in his native El Salvador, but it's become increasingly unclear where it will end. Last week, the U.S.

  15. The Hill

    Toobin on Abrego Garcia: ‘I don’t think he’s coming back, basically ever’ (opens The Hill)

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    Jeffrey Toobin said he doesn’t think Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year, will ever be coming back to the U.S.

  16. Reason

    Salvadoran president says he won't return Kilmar Abrego Garcia (opens Reason)

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    Meanwhile, U.S. officials admit the deportation was a mistake, but say they're not obliged to bring him back—despite a Supreme Court ruling.

  17. Daily Journal

    In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation (opens Daily Journal)

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    President Donald Trump’s administration has dug in on its contention that the government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S. Supreme Court and lower court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States. U.S.

  18. New York Post

    Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s rank, street name revealed as fight over deportation to El Salvador megaprison rages: docs (opens New York Post)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month, was a member of the criminal organization with the street name “Chele," newly released documents revealed.

  19. Poynter

    The facts behind Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation (opens Poynter)

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    El Salvador's president and Trump officials misrepresented Abrego Garcia’s case, his protections, and a Supreme Court order to return him

  20. The Hill

    Morning Report — Trump tests limits of deportation powers with Abrego Garcia case (opens The Hill)

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    In today’s issue: The legal battle over the Trump administration’s efforts — or lack thereof — to return a mistakenly deported Maryland migrant may eventually wind up back before the Supreme Court as President Trump tests the limits of his executive power.

  21. Townhall

  22. The Guardian

    Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador? (opens The Guardian)

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    Illegal deportation of Maryland man has become a flashpoint as Trump tests limits of his executive power

  23. Forbes

    Immigration Attorney Explains Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Rights Under Withholding Of Removal Order (opens Forbes)

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    Immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

  24. NBC4 Washington

    Court documents released in Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation case (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    The Department of Justice has released a document in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador. The Trump administration has...

  25. CBS News

    What to know about the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador (opens CBS News)

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    The Trump administration released more information Wednesday on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran prison.

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