Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland and legally protected from deportation, had been held in a Salvadoran prison since March 15.
An illegal migrant who was mistakenly deported from the US to El Salvador’s notorious mega prison is on his way back to the US to face charges.
Lawyers argue that the government “thumbed its nose” at both the court and the law, ignoring explicit orders to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador.
Image President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador met with President Trump at the White House and said he would not return Mr. Abrego Garcia.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times Here is what to know ...