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Trump claims he ‘could' have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US. His administration has said otherwise.

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The president told ABC News he "could" have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned from El Salvador but, "we have lawyers that don't want to do this."

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  1. UPI

    Trump says he 'could' bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to U.S. but won't (opens UPI)

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    President Donald Trump said he could bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States, but didn't say he would.

  2. Breitbart News

    Trump: 'I Could' Get El Salvador to Return Abrego Garcia, But Lawyers and I Don't Want to (opens Breitbart News)

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    During an interview with ABC News on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that he could tell El Salvador to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia but "I'm not the | Clips

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Trump says 'I could' get Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    President Donald Trump addressed the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an exclusive interview with ABC News.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump says he ‘could’ bring Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador, but won’t (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that he could secure the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last month but refuses to do so.

  5. NBC4 Washington

    Trump claims he ‘could' have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US. His administration has said otherwise. (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The president told ABC News he "could" have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned from El Salvador but, "we have lawyers that don't want to do this."

  6. MyNorthwest

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

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    President Donald Trump says he “could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted to. But he insists the 29-year-old Salvadoran, who had

  7. NBC News

    Trump claims he 'could' have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the U.S. His administration has said otherwise. (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump said in an interview with ABC News that he "could" have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States with one phone call, even though the administration has argued in court that the government has no ability to get him back.

  8. New York Post

    Alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be ‘immediately’ deported again if returned to US, Kristi Noem says (opens New York Post)

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    Noem vowed to “immediately deport” Kilmar Abrego Garcia again if he came back to the US — despite the Supreme Court ordering the White House to facilitate his return.

  9. The Hill

    Trump says he ‘could’ return Abrego Garcia to US, but won’t (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said Tuesday that he could facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month, but suggested that he will not.

  10. The Columbian

    Trump says he ‘could’ bring back Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, but won’t (opens The Columbian)

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    President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that he has the power to return wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, but has no plans to do so.

  11. Latin Times

    Trump Admitting He 'Could' Bring Back Abrego Garcia May Undermine His Administration's Legal Strategy (opens Latin Times)

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    President Donald Trump said in an interview he "could" bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. The claim goes against what the White House has said in court

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