Trump Admin Admits to Wrongfully Deporting Protected Salvadoran Man
2025-04-01
The Trump administration admitted in a court filing to mistakenly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father with protected legal status, to El Salvador. Garcia received "withholding of removal" in 2019, signifying a high likelihood of harm if returned. Despite ICE's knowledge of his protected status, an administrative error led to his deportation. Now held in El Salvador's grim "Terrorism Confinement Center," the government claims the court lacks jurisdiction to order his return. His attorney argues that if the government can deport anyone at will with no judicial recourse, immigration laws become meaningless.