White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized on Friday the importance of the language used in the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to his home country by the Trump administration last month.
In an unsigned unanimous opinion, the high court ruled partially against the Trump administration on Thursday, saying that the lower court’s ruling “requires the government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.” The high court stated, “The intended scope of the term ‘effectuate’ in the district court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the district court’s authority.”
During the White House press briefing on Friday, Leavitt highlighted use of…
