The Trump administration filed a late report stating that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, is alive and being held in a detention facility there. This filing was in response to a Maryland judge’s order requiring daily status updates on Abrego Garcia and efforts to return him to the U.S. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers cited President Trump’s statement that the U.S. could facilitate his release from prison and return him home. However, Trump later appeared to backtrack on his comments and said he was working with the President of El Salvador on terrorism issues. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers are asking the court to order expedited discovery of the government’s actions and to show cause as to why they should not be held in contempt for failing to comply with prior court orders. The Supreme Court had ruled that the government should facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release, but his deadline for return had already passed. Abrego Garcia, a legal resident protected from deportation, was sent to El Salvador due to an administrative error by immigration officials who claimed he was a member of MS-13, although he has never been charged or convicted of any crime. The judge is scheduled to hold a hearing to assess the government’s progress in bringing Abrego Garcia back to the U.S.
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