Trump administration admits man was deported to El Salvador mega prison due to 'error'

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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16.

The Trump administration has admitted to deporting a Maryland resident to a Salvadoran mega-prison due to an "administrative error" despite a court order barring him from being sent to the country.

While it appeared to acknowledge the mistake, the government then argued it could not return him to the US, where court records filed by his lawyers state he has lived since 2011, and has a family.

https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/trump-administration-admits-man-was-deported-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-due-to-error

 

What makes this case particularly damning is that El Salvador was the one country he couldn't legally be deported to.

[still kicking]

Fk Trump 

[NoDisplayName]

The only "error" was that a judge knew he was a gangbanger but let him stay anyway.  His homies back in da hood might poop a cap in his crown.

 

Mr. Abrego Garcia had “withholding from removal” status, which means he was the subject of a deportation order but was allowed to stay in the United States because of the likelihood that he could be harmed if he returned to El Salvador.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/maryland-man-deportation-error-el-salvador.html

 

According to Abrego-Garcia's attorneys, in 2019, a confidential informant "had advised that Abrego Garcia was an active member" of the gang MS-13. He later filed an I-589 application for asylum and although Abrego-Garcia was found removable, an immigration judge "granted him withholding of removal to El Salvador."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ice-admits-administrative-error-after-maryland-man-el/story?id=120359991

[Cryingdick]

Let him come back to the USA and be detained indefinitely as he was denied bond. This is a case of play stupid games and win stupid prizes. El Salvador is his home and he claimed asylum because he is a gang member afraid of gang retaliation. Hey if he prefers to spend  his time in GITMO I won't object.

 

Obviously he has no place to go and no money to fund a ticket. If that is the case it doesn't matter where he is detained, it doesn't  give him the right to walk around freely.

[NanLaew]

6 hours ago, placeholder said:

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia had legal protection from being deported to his home country of El Salvador, from which his lawyers say he fled aged 16.

The Trump administration has admitted to deporting a Maryland resident to a Salvadoran mega-prison due to an "administrative error" despite a court order barring him from being sent to the country.

While it appeared to acknowledge the mistake, the government then argued it could not return him to the US, where court records filed by his lawyers state he has lived since 2011, and has a family.

https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/01/trump-administration-admits-man-was-deported-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-due-to-error

 

What makes this case particularly damning is that El Salvador was the one country he couldn't legally be deported to.

 

The law is an ass.

 

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Fk Trump 

 

So is Donald.

 

6 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

The only "error" was that a judge knew he was a gangbanger but let him stay anyway.  His homies back in da hood might poop a cap in his crown.

 

Mr. Abrego Garcia had “withholding from removal” status, which means he was the subject of a deportation order but was allowed to stay in the United States because of the likelihood that he could be harmed if he returned to El Salvador.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/maryland-man-deportation-error-el-salvador.html

 

According to Abrego-Garcia's attorneys, in 2019, a confidential informant "had advised that Abrego Garcia was an active member" of the gang MS-13. He later filed an I-589 application for asylum and although Abrego-Garcia was found removable, an immigration judge "granted him withholding of removal to El Salvador."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ice-admits-administrative-error-after-maryland-man-el/story?id=120359991

 

Doesn't matter if the judge was a raving, lefty, card-carrying Democrat, the law said the thug shouldn't have been sent home.

 

6 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

Let him come back to the USA and be detained indefinitely as he was denied bond. This is a case of play stupid games and win stupid prizes. El Salvador is his home and he claimed asylum because he is a gang member afraid of gang retaliation. Hey if he prefers to do his time in GITMO I won't object.

 

That sounds like a most equable solution to me.

[Peabody]

Now saying sorry we can not bring him back

Oopsie

Someone said he was gang member
ZERO proof