The president’s comments came the day after deported individuals decided they had to return to the United States.
President Donald Trump said on April 11 that he would respect the Supreme Court’s order that requires the government to extract Salvador citizens from his country after the US accidentally deported him.
“I respect the Supreme Court,” the president added.
The government has confirmed that Abrego Garcia is subject to a tax withholding order and that his deportation was made due to “administrative errors.” The government also found his removal to El Salvador was “illegal,” the court said.
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After the immigration judge signs the deportation order, he will then have the discretion to issue an order withholding the removal, preventing the government from proceeding with the deportation. It is said that the removal of that person is withheld, leaving the individual within a kind of legal range.
At the same time, the government said Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang. According to the Supreme Court, the government says that bringing him back to the United States would put the people at risk.
Abrego Garcia denied being a member of MS-13, saying that he has lived safely in the United States with his family for 10 years and has never been charged with a crime.
On April 4, Maryland’s US District Judge Paula Sinis ordered the government to “improve and affect Abrego Garcia” by 11:59pm on Monday, April 7th, according to the High Court.
Xinis “ordered unprecedented relief. It instructs the United States that it must not only negotiate with foreign countries to return enemy foreigners in foreign soils, but also succeed by 11:59pm tonight,” writes Sauer.
Later that day, Secretary John Roberts temporarily continued his order to give him time to consider the judiciary.
Three days later, in its opinion on April 10, the Supreme Court said that although the district court deadline has passed, the remaining orders are still in effect and that the case was returned to that court for clarification.
“The order appropriately requires the government to “promote” the release of Abrego Garcia from custody in El Salvador and ensure that his case is processed if he is not inappropriately sent to El Salvador,” the opinion stated.
When Xinis asked a Justice Department lawyer at a hearing on April 11 that portrayed where Abrego Garcia was, Ensign said he did not own the information. The lawyer also refused to provide additional information as to what the government is planning to do to bring Abrego Garcia back to the United States.
The judge said it was “very troublesome” to be “very troublesome” with no available evidence of Garcia’s whereabouts of Abrego.
TJ Mascaro and Sam Dorman contributed to this report.
