The Department of Homeland Security has updated its court filing on the case of Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadorian man at the center of an immigration case that Trump administration opponents say is an example of cruelty and lawlessness.
In its latest updated filing, the federal government argues that the removal of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was fully lawful and grounded in due process. According to a declaration submitted by DHS Acting General Counsel Joseph Mazzara, Abrego Garcia—a Salvadoran national—was removed under existing immigration law after a years-long legal process that included review by both an immigration judge and the Board of Immigration Appeals.
At the heart of the government’s argument is its classification of Abrego Garcia as a known member of MS-13, which has since been designated as a foreign terrorist organization. That…
