UPDATE: Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has paused the order for the man to be returned to Maryland.
Original story below…
BALTIMORE, MD—The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court’s order demanding the return of a Salvadoran man sent back to his home country by immigration authorities, according to an emergency appeal filed on Monday.
The Justice Department argues that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to Maryland.
The government claims it has no way to get him back, as he is no longer in U.S. custody.
Judge Xinis had given the administration until just before midnight Tuesday to facilitate and effectuate Abrego Garcia’s return. The federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, denied the administration’s request for a stay.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is alleged to be an active MS-13 member, as can be seen in the court document below.
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