Supreme Court Pauses Deportation of Mistakenly Deported Man | JQJO

Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvadoran prison. A lower court judge ordered the return, citing the administration's admission that the deportation was an error and that Abrego Garcia faced persecution in El Salvador. The Justice Department argued the order was unlawful, while Abrego Garcia's lawyers countered that the administration's actions violated court orders. The case involves a broader legal battle over the Trump administration's deportation policies, particularly concerning Venezuelan migrants and the use of an 18th-century wartime law.