Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Wrongful Deportation Sparks Controversy

The White House has stated that Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran national who was wrongly deported from the US to El Salvador, will "never" be allowed to live in the US again. Ábrego García's lawyer and family deny accusations that he was a member of the MS-13 gang and dispute a domestic violence claim. A Maryland judge had ordered the Trump administration to bring Ábrego García back to the US, but the White House press secretary doubled down on the accusations against him, citing court findings. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said he did not have the power to return Ábrego García to the US.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen was denied a meeting or phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, during a trip to the country. Van Hollen met with El Salvador's Vice President Félix Ulloa, who indicated that arranging a meeting with Abrego Garcia might not be possible. Abrego Garcia was deported despite having a "withholding of removal" order from an immigration judge, and his case has sparked court proceedings, with a federal judge and the Supreme Court ordering his return to the US. The Trump administration claims Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13, a claim his attorney and family deny, and has been paying El Salvador to keep him in a supermax prison.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador, on Thursday night. Van Hollen had traveled to El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia's release after being denied entry to the maximum-security prison CECOT where Abrego Garcia is being held. Abrego Garcia will remain in El Salvador's custody, according to President Nayib Bukele, who criticized Democrats over Abrego Garcia's incarceration. Van Hollen emphasized his goal was to ensure Abrego Garcia's right to due process, and he met with US Embassy officials and representatives from DHS, FBI, and DEA to discuss joint efforts against transnational gangs. Abrego Garcia's wife celebrated the meeting, saying her family's efforts were being heard and that she now knows her husband is alive.

President Donald Trump stated that Iran must abandon its concept of obtaining a nuclear weapon ahead of a second round of talks between the US and Iran, scheduled to take place in Italy the following Saturday. Trump made the comments while meeting with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, reiterating that Iran "cannot have a nuclear weapon." The first round of talks, held in Oman, were described as "very positive and constructive" by the White House, although "complicated" issues remain unresolved. Trump has threatened to use military action if Iran does not stop its nuclear ambitions, stating that he can "solve that problem" and that Iran could be a "great country" without nuclear weapons.

A bereaved mother, Patty Morin, shared her heartbreaking story at the White House about the brutal rape and murder of her daughter Rachel by a fugitive from El Salvador, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, who was later convicted. The Trump administration used her testimony to justify its mass deportation policy, drawing a connection between the crime and immigration policy, despite controversy surrounding the deportation of Kimar Albrega Garcia, who was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador due to "administrative error" without due process.

The White House has criticized Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen's attempt to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration. Garcia was deported in March despite a court order preventing his removal, with the administration citing an "administrative error". The US Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's order to facilitate Garcia's return, but the Trump administration has claimed he has ties to the MS-13 gang, which his lawyers deny. Van Hollen met with El Salvador's vice president to petition for Garcia's release, prompting White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt to call the attempt "appalling" and accuse Van Hollen of "lies". A US federal judge has warned that the Trump administration could be held in contempt for violating his orders to stop deportations, and has given the government a deadline to comply.

A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration's appeal in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador. The court ruled that government officials must be deposed about the deportation, calling the government's actions "shocking" and stating that they should not be able to "stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without due process." Abrego Garcia's lawyers dispute the government's claim that he is a member of the MS-13 gang and say he has no criminal record. The court ordered the government to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the US, and the Justice Department is still considering its next steps, potentially appealing to the Supreme Court.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 gang member, was deported to El Salvador last month after telling ICE officers he wasn't afraid to return, contradicting his 2019 statement that he feared gang violence. Abrego Garcia was taken into custody in 2019 for being in the US illegally and associating with MS-13 members. An immigration judge initially blocked his deportation, citing his risk of retaliation from rival gangs. However, he was later deported under the Alien Enemies Act, invoked by President Trump. Abrego Garcia's wife, a US citizen, has been advocating for his return, and several federal courts have demanded the Trump administration facilitate his return to the US.

A federal appeals court in Virginia has rebuked the White House for its handling of the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador despite a court order forbidding it. The court, in a strongly worded ruling, said the administration must play a more active role in securing Abrego Garcia's release, rejecting the government's narrow definition of "facilitate" as requiring it to do "essentially nothing." The court also dismissed the government's claims that Abrego Garcia is a gang member and terrorist, saying that regardless of the allegations, he is entitled to due process.

Senator Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, at a hotel in San Salvador after being denied access to the prison where Garcia was being held. Van Hollen's meeting came amid a standoff between the Trump administration and the courts over Garcia's return to the US, with the Supreme Court ordering the administration to "facilitate" his return. El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, said Garcia would remain in custody, and photos of the meeting showed the two men sitting together, though it was later revealed that a Bukele aide staged the photo by placing margaritas on the table. Van Hollen's visit highlighted the case and the Trump administration's approach to immigration, with Democrats using it to challenge the administration's stance and conservatives criticizing Van Hollen's actions as sympathetic to someone who entered the US illegally.

Cory Booker plans to visit El Salvador to pressure the Trump administration to return Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland resident wrongly deported to the country last month. Despite a Supreme Court ruling ordering the administration to "facilitate" Ábrego García's return, Trump has refused to comply. Ábrego García was given protection from deportation in 2019 due to potential retaliation if returned to El Salvador. Democrats, including Booker and other lawmakers, are rallying around Ábrego García's case, criticizing Trump's approach to immigration enforcement and refusal to follow a court order.

The wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador, has criticized the Trump administration's attempt to smear his character, saying a temporary restraining order against him was "out of caution" and that "he is a loving partner and father" who is being denied justice. Ábrego García was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month despite a court order barring his deportation due to a "well-founded fear of future persecution" from local gangs. The Trump administration claims Ábrego García is a member of MS-13, but he has denied any affiliation and has no criminal record. The administration has refused to attempt to return him to the US despite a federal judge's order and a Supreme Court ruling upholding it.