Updated June 6, 2025 Deportation & Immigration
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Ongoing Active litigation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported to El Salvador Despite Withholding Order
Federal officials removed Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador despite a preexisting withholding order barring that destination, then spent weeks litigating what it meant to 'facilitate' his return …
- An immigration judge had already barred Abrego Garcia's removal to El Salvador.
- Public reporting said he was transferred into El Salvador's CECOT prison system.