Trump Defies Court, Refuses to Repatriate Detained Salvadoran
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President Trump claims he could return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, but insists the Salvadoran, deported after an alleged MS-13 gang affiliation, shouldn't be in the US. The administration initially claimed the deportation was an error but later argued it lacks jurisdiction. A US judge ordered Garcia's repatriation, prompting White House defiance. The government's assertions that it cannot act, even after confirmation of Garcia's imprisonment, have been criticized by a federal appeals court as "shocking."
President Trump claims he could return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, but insists the Salvadoran, deported after an alleged MS-13 gang affiliation, shouldn't be in the US. The administration initially claimed the deportation was an error but later argued it lacks jurisdiction. A US judge ordered Garcia's repatriation, prompting White House defiance. The government's assertions that it cannot act, even after confirmation of Garcia's imprisonment, have been criticized by a federal appeals court as "shocking."
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