After giving the Trump administration a blistering rebuke in court just one day ago, District Judge Paula Xinis has granted a motion to stay discovery in the case involving the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia for a week.
The stay grants some small relief to the Trump administration, which filed a sealed motion to stay discovery with the court. While we don’t know what was in the motion, it is possible that the administration detailed how discovery would interfere with ongoing negotiations with El Salvador to return Garcia back to America.
🚨BREAKING: After reading Trump Administration’s sealed motion to stay discovery in the Garcia case, Court grants stay, postponing discovery 1 week. My guess… pic.twitter.com/JiCKE57TT1
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) April 24, 2025
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