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A federal judge ruled to return a Maryland man, Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia, back to the US after US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) admitted an “administrative error” led to his deportation. He is being held at a notorious prison in El Salvador, despite having a protected legal status. 

The Details: Abrego-Garcia's attorneys had previously filed a lawsuit requesting that the El Salvador government return him to the US, saying he has no affiliation to Tren de Aragua, MS-13, or any other criminal gang. Since he is no longer in US custody, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) argued the court cannot order his return to the US. 

For Context: Abrego-Garcia came to the US in 2011 from El Salvador. In 2019, a confidential informant alleged Abrego-Garcia was a member of MS-13. However, when he applied for withholding of removal later that year, a judge granted it. Vice President JD Vance falsely referred to Abergo-Garcia as a “convicted MS-13 gang member.” ICE said they were aware of his protection from removal, but he was still deported due to an “administrative error.”

How The Media Covered It: The story was predominately covered on the left and center. Several outlets emphasized that Abrego-Garcia is a father. NBC News (Lean Left bias) added, “After finishing his shift as a sheet metal worker and picking up his child, Garcia was pulled over and arrested by Homeland Security agents…ICE officers allegedly told him that his wife had to collect the couple's child within 10 minutes or he would be handed over to Child Protective Services… She arrived and found Garcia 'confused, distraught and crying,' but she received no explanation for his arrest, the filing says.” Updated 4/7/25 to specify that Abrego Garcia applied for withholding of removal, rather than asylum.

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In a blow to the Trump administration, a federal judge ruled Friday the U.S. government acted illegally when it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador and ordered that he must be returned to the United States.

“This was an illegal act,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Xinis gave the administration until 11:59 p.m. Monday to remove Abrego Garcia from the violent El Salvador prison where he is being held and return him to U.S. soil...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was expelled last month along with hundreds of alleged gang members, must be returned to the US by no later than Monday, US District Judge Paula Xinis ordered.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a recent court filing that deporting Mr Garcia was an "administrative error". An immigration judge granted him legal protection from deportation in 2019...

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately make arrangements for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison. 

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had been illegally deported to El Salvador and said he must be returned by Monday before midnight.

Xinis ruled that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's March 15th expulsion of Garcia violated the Administrative Procedures Act, since it occurred without a judicial proceeding...

A Salvadorian national living in Maryland who had received protection from removal was nonetheless deported in March to El Salvador, the Justice Department admitted in court papers filed Monday. 

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was stopped on March 12 by Immigration and Customs officers who told him his immigration status had changed, according to the Justice Department. The DOJ said he was questioned about gang affiliation and transferred to a detention center in Texas.

Vice President JD Vance responded to comments asking him about the Trump administration admitting to sending a Salvadoran man with protected legal status to the megaprison in El Salvador by mistake.

"It’s gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring citizens they victimize," Vance wrote on X in response to a question about the error from "Pod Save America" host Jon Favreau.

The United States government accidentally deported a man to El Salvador due to an "administrative error," landing him in a notorious mega-jail and leaving him stuck there in legal limbo, according to legal papers filed on Monday.

Kilmar Arbrego Garcia came to the U.S. in 2011 from El Salvador and is a legal resident protected by a 2019 court order that prevented him from being sent back to his home country.