Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported to El Salvador in March, was returned to the United States on June 6, just as the Trump administration asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit demanding accountability for its delayed action in facilitating his return.
The controversy around Garcia’s case is intensifying as federal judges weigh potential sanctions and new allegations about his conduct emerge.
Read the Supreme Court’s April 10 ruling
Read the DOJ’s recent filing
Legal Battle Over Wrongful Deportation
Abrego Garcia’s legal team argues that his March 15 deportation violated multiple court orders.
Despite the Supreme Court ruling on April 10 mandating the U.S. to secure his return, they allege the government acted in “open defiance” of the judiciary until finally arranging his reentry nearly two months later.
In a scathing June 8 filing, his attorneys wrote:
“Until the government is held accountable for its blatant, willful, and persistent violations of court orders at excruciating cost to Abrego Garcia and his family, this case is not over.”
