TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 7, 2025

After a prosecutor acknowledged that a Maryland man was wrongly deported to El Salvador due to an "administrative error," the Trump administration was ordered to return him to the United States. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis directed the administration return Kilmar Abrego Garcia in response to a lawsuit filed by the man and his family. Today, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily paused the compliance deadline, which was to take effect at midnight tonight, The Hill reports. Roberts agreed to hold the deadline until the high court can resolve the administration’s emergency request to lift the lower court order. The administration argues that Garcia has ties to the MS-13 gang. A judge previously ruled he should not be deported to El Salvador due to concerns he would face harm there. His family says he does not have gang connections.