US Supreme Court pauses order for return of Maryland man makenly deported to El Salvador | World News
In a relief for President Donald Trump’s adminration, the US Supreme Court has granted a request to pause a lower court order’s midnight deadline requiring the government to bring back a Maryland man makenly deported to a prison in El Salvador.
Chief Justice John Roberts agreed to pause the lower court’s ruling to return Maryland’s Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador midnight on Monday.
The US government had said that Garcia was deported to El Salvador due to an “adminrative error” but argued that he is a member of the MS-13 gang, which Garcia’s lawyer categorically denied.
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The Supreme Court’s temporary order comes hours after the US Justice Department approached the apex court through an emergency plea and argued that the US Drict Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority in ordering the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States and that American officials cannot compel El Salvador to return Garcia.
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was makenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md. (AP photo)
According to Solicitor General D. John Sauer’s court papers, “The drict court’s injunction—which requires Abrego Garcia’s release from the custody of a foreign sovereign and return to the United States midnight on Monday is patently unlawful,” Associated Press reported.
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi welcomed the verdict Chief Justice Roberts and added that the adminration will “continue to fight this case and protect the executive branch from judicial overreach”.
However, the Trump adminration acknowledged the error on their part and said that Abrego Garcia should not have been deported to El Salvador since an immigration judge had ruled that he would likely face persecution local gangs.Story continues below this ad
Drict Judge Xinis had given the adminration time until Monday midnight to “facilitate and effectuate” Abrego Garcia’s return.
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