Former President Donald Trump has recently distanced himself from the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and is now imprisoned there. This development follows a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that mandated the U.S. government to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return to the United States.Home | U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar+6Time+6AP News+6Home | U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar+3Wikipedia+3Time+3
Abrego Garcia had been granted protection from deportation in 2019 due to credible threats from gangs in El Salvador. Despite this, he was deported in March 2025 and subsequently detained in El Salvador’s maximum-security prison, CECOT, without any formal charges. The Trump administration labeled the deportation an “administrative error” but has since claimed it lacks the authority to retrieve him, citing foreign policy constraints. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has also refused to release Abrego Garcia, asserting that doing so would be akin to “smuggling a terrorist into the United States.” The Guardian+2Wikipedia+2The Guardian+2AP News+3Time+3Wikipedia+3
In response to the Supreme Court’s directive, Trump has stated he is “not involved” in the matter, effectively shifting responsibility to the Salvadoran government. This stance has drawn criticism from legal experts and political figures, including Representative Shri Thanedar, who has called for Trump’s impeachment over the administration’s failure to enforce the court’s order. The Guardian+4AP News+4The Guardian+4Home | U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar+1The New Yorker+1
The situation underscores ongoing tensions between the executive and judicial branches regarding immigration enforcement and compliance with judicial rulings. Legal scholars have expressed concern over the administration’s interpretation of the Supreme Court’s order and its implications for the rule of law. The New Yorker+2Time+2AP News+2
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