Image Prompt:
A US federal judge sternly addressing government officials in a courtroom, with a mix of frustration and authority, as a shadowy figure of a wrongly deported man is seen in the background, with a faint image of El Salvador's landscape.
Summary
A US federal judge has criticized the Trump administration for failing to return Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, despite a Supreme Court order to facilitate his return. The administration has been given two weeks to provide evidence of its efforts.
Key Points
- Judge Paula Xinis accused the Trump administration of inaction and 'gamesmanship' in handling Ábrego García's case
- The administration conceded that Ábrego García's deportation was 'illegal' but claimed he had ties to the MS-13 gang, which his lawyers deny
- Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen is traveling to El Salvador to attempt to visit Ábrego García amid the constitutional crisis sparked by the administration's refusal to comply with the Supreme Court order