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Kilmar Ábrego García: Maryland man mistakenly deported by the US Kilmar Ábrego García: Who is the man deported from Maryland to El Salvador?
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Democrats and others have pushed for the Trump administration to bring Mr Ábrego García home - while a judge has ordered the government to "facilitate" his returnDemocrats and others have pushed for the Trump administration to bring Mr Ábrego García home - while a judge has ordered the government to "facilitate" his return
A Maryland judge is demanding that President Donald Trump's administration return a man who it has acknowledged was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega-prison. A Maryland judge is demanding the return of a man who President Donald Trump's administration has acknowledged was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador mega-prison.
Last month, the Trump administration sent Kilmar Ábrego García to a facility in the Central American country along with more than 200 Venezuelans and Salvadorans, many of whom officials have claimed are gang members. Last month, the Trump administration sent Kilmar Ábrego García to a facility in the Central American country along with more than 260 Venezuelans and Salvadorans, who officials were gang members.
The Supreme Court last week partially backed Judge Paula Xinis's order requiring officials to "facilitate" the Salvadoran national's release, after the government conceded his deportation was an "administrative error".The Supreme Court last week partially backed Judge Paula Xinis's order requiring officials to "facilitate" the Salvadoran national's release, after the government conceded his deportation was an "administrative error".
Trump officials have continued to push back against the order, and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said this week he would not let Mr Ábrego García return to the US.Trump officials have continued to push back against the order, and El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said this week he would not let Mr Ábrego García return to the US.
On Tuesday, Judge Xinis gave the government two weeks to provide more information on what it has done to free Mr Ábrego García.
Who is Mr Ábrego García?Who is Mr Ábrego García?
Mr Ábrego García came to the US from El Salvador illegally around 2011. Mr Ábrego García, 29, came to the US from El Salvador illegally around 2011.
In 2019, Mr Ábrego García was arrested with three other men in Maryland and detained by federal immigration authorities. In 2019, he was arrested with three other men in Maryland and detained by federal immigration authorities.
An immigration judge later that year granted him legal protection from deportation on the grounds that he might be at risk of persecution from local gangs in his home country. An immigration judge granted him protection from deportation on the grounds that he might be at risk of persecution from gangs in his home country.
The 29-year-old had been living with his wife and child under this protected legal status in Maryland until he was deported. Mr Ábrego García was living with his wife and child under this protected legal status in Maryland until he was deported on 15 March.
Mr Ábrego García's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, a US citizen, has said the Trump and Bukele administrations "continue to play political games with his life". In 2021 his US citizen wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, filed a restraining order against her husband, alleging he punched and scratched her and ripped off her shirt.
But she has told US media the couple resolved the situation, including by counselling.
Watch: 'I miss you so much', says wife of Salvadoran deported by mistakeWatch: 'I miss you so much', says wife of Salvadoran deported by mistake
What has the government said?What has the government said?
The Trump administration has said that Mr Ábrego García's deportation to El Salvador was in error, but they have also claimed he has ties to the MS-13 gang, a group it designates as a foreign terrorist organisation. The Trump administration has said Mr Ábrego García's deportation to El Salvador was an "administrative error", but they have also alleged he has ties to the MS-13 gang, a group it designates as a foreign terrorist organisation.
Trump officials have said a confidential informant made them aware of the ties, which Mr Ábrego García's family members and lawyers dispute. Judge Xinis has said Mr Ábrego García has no criminal record in the US or El Salvador, and has called the gang ties "a singular unsubstantiated allegation".
The federal judge presiding over his case has said Mr Ábrego García has no criminal record in the US or El Salvador, and has called the gang ties "a singular unsubstantiated allegation". She is requesting daily updates from the government on what steps they are taking to bring him back to the US.
Mr Ábrego García has not been charged with gang activities.Mr Ábrego García has not been charged with gang activities.
Visiting Trump on Monday, El Salvador's Bukele said he would not return Mr Ábrego García because "we're not very fond of releasing terrorists to our country". No evidence has been provided linking Mr Ábrego García to terrorism. A US official has said Mr Ábrego García was "alive and secure" in El Salvador's Cecot (Terrorism Confinement Centre).
"The question is preposterous," Bukele said, an ally of Trump since he took over the White House. "I don't have the power to return him to the United States." Visiting Trump on Monday, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, a Trump ally, claimed he did not have the power to return Mr Ábrego García.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said at the meeting it was "up to El Salvador if they want to return him". Was Ábrego García a gang member?
She said the Supreme Court ruled "that if El Salvador wants to return him... we would facilitate it, meaning provide a plane". The Trump administration alleges that Mr Ábrego García is a "verified" member of the violent El Salvador gang MS-13.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Democrats and the media had made it seem like "we deported a candidate for father of the year", claiming once again he was an MS-13 gang member.
What is the evidence Mr Ábrego García was a gang member?
The Trump administration claims that Mr Ábrego García is a "verified" member of the violent El Salvador gang MS-13.
Mr Ábrego Garcia was arrested outside a Home Depot in Maryland while looking for work in 2019. The allegations against him cited by the Trump administration appear to stem from two documents that were filed by the government during that case.Mr Ábrego Garcia was arrested outside a Home Depot in Maryland while looking for work in 2019. The allegations against him cited by the Trump administration appear to stem from two documents that were filed by the government during that case.
Officials argued that Mr Ábrego García was a member of an MS-13 gang in New York based on his clothes - which included Chicago Bulls merchandise - and the word of an unknown informant.Officials argued that Mr Ábrego García was a member of an MS-13 gang in New York based on his clothes - which included Chicago Bulls merchandise - and the word of an unknown informant.
His current attorney Sandoval-Moshenberg rebuffed those claims and has questioned how Mr Ábrego García's clothes showed his gang affiliation, and cast doubt on the reliability of the unidentified informant. He argued Mr Ábrego García has not lived in New York. His attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg rebuffed those claims and has questioned how Mr Ábrego García's clothes could prove gang affiliation.
Mr Ábrego García has never been convicted of a crime. The lawyer has also cast doubt on the reliability of the unidentified informant. He said Mr Ábrego García has not lived in New York.
On Wednesday, White House press secretary said the El Salvador national was wearing "a sweatshirt with rolls of money covering the ears, mouth and eyes of presidents" which she said is a "known MS-13 gang symbol". On Wednesday, White House press secretary said the El Salvador national was wearing "a sweatshirt with rolls of money covering the ears, mouth and eyes of presidents", which she said is a "known MS-13 gang symbol".
She said he was arrested alongside two other members of the gang, and that "two separate judges found Ábrego García was a member of MS-13, and that finding has never been disputed". She said he was arrested alongside two other members of the gang, and that "two separate judges found Ábrego García was a member of MS-13".
What is Mr Ábrego García status?
Mr Ábrego García is being held in El Salvador's notorious Cecot (Terrorism Confinement Centre).
Soon after his deportation, his relatives sued the Trump administration to bring him back to the US.
Judge Xinis, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, then ordered the government to "facilitate and effectuate" his return by 7 April.
After the Trump administration appealed against the ruling to the Supreme Court, the justices ruled unanimously that the Trump administration must try to "facilitate" his return, while asking the district court to clarify its "effectuate" directive.
The justices did not give the administration a deadline for when Mr Ábrego García should be freed.
On Tuesday, Judge Xinis again directed the Trump administration to provide more information on what it has done to release Mr Ábrego García.
Judge Xinis said she'd decide in two weeks whether the government was acting in good faith, or in contempt of court.
A US official said over the weekend that Mr Ábrego García was "alive and secure" in the mega-prison.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen - alongside other lawmakers - said that if Mr Ábrego García was not returned by the middle of the week, he would "travel to El Salvador this week" to check on his condition and try to secure his release.