#Socialites, get a load of this! The Supreme Court has temporarily paused a court order requiring the Donald Trump administration to bring back a Maryland father mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega prison.
As we previously shared, on March 12, 29-year-old Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was pulled over in an IKEA parking lot and arrested. Abrego Garcia had his 5-year-old son in the car with him as well. In court documents, Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, said their son misses his father badly.
She said, “He shows me how much he missed Kilmar. He has been finding Kilmar’s work shirts and smelling them, to smell Kilmar’s familiar scent.” Vasquez Sura identified her husband in a photo of detainees entering intake at CECOT, El Salvador’s notorious mega prison.
According to CNN, in 2019, an immigration judge granted Abrego Garcia protection against deportation back to El Salvador. Despite entering the U.S. illegally from El Salvador around 2011, Abrego Garcia’s attorneys said he fled his homeland because of gang violence over a decade ago. Now back in his native land, he faces persecution by local gangs.
Obama-Appointed Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration Bring Home Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador Mega Prison
Despite a previous immigration judge ordering his protection, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) under Donald Trump sent the Maryland father back to his native El Salvador on March 15. On March 31, Donald Trump’s administration finally acknowledged their mistake, calling the incident an “oversight” and “administrative error.”
Additionally, White House officials argued against bringing back Abrego Garcia. They believe he has ties to the MS-13 gang and they require proof denying that for his return. Trump’s administration further claimed they do not have the power to request his return from El Salvador’s government.
However, on April 4, a Barack Obama-appointed federal judge ruled that Trump’s administration must return the Maryland father they mistakenly deported to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, of Maryland, said, “This was an illegal act,” and ordered the U.S. to return the father by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. The judge said according to the terms of the agreement between the U.S. and El Salvador, Abrego Garcia can be returned.
Despite Judge Xinis’ court-imposed midnight deadline on Monday (April 7), the Supreme Court has now issued a temporary pause on the required return of the Maryland father Trump’s administration mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega prison.
Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Court Order Requiring Trump Administration Bring Home Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador
Hours before the deadline, the Supreme Court agreed to a request from President Donald Trump that will give the justices more time to consider the case. Chief Justice John Roberts granted the “administrative stay,” a move that will extend the deadline until the court hands down a more definitive decision. The temporary pause, which is relatively common when the court is facing a quick deadline, means that Abrego Garcia will remain at the notorious El Salvador prison for now.
Chief Justice Roberts did not give a new deadline, however, the court is likely to move relatively quickly in the case. The chief justice also ordered Abrego Garcia’s attorneys to respond by Tuesday, which they obliged minutes before Roberts’ order went public.
Following the Supreme Court decision, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Abrego Garcia’s attorney, said, “This is just a temporary administrative stay. We have every confidence that the Supreme Court will resolve this matter as quickly as possible.”
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