An illegal immigrant first only described as a “Maryland father” by press outlets was ordered back from El Salvador on Friday after Judge Paula Xinis ruled that his deportation was an “illegal act.” The Trump administration has maintained that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had gang affiliations and had no right to remain in the country.
The fight over whether Garcia was legally deported began after the administration admitted in a court filing on Monday that his protected status was overlooked due to an “administrative error.” The man first entered the United States illegally over a decade ago, only attempting to claim asylum years later after a judge ordered his removal during the first Trump administration.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Maryland man back to the U.S. by midnight Monday after concluding that he was unlawfully…
