Salvadoran lawyers Kilmar Abrego García expressed their outrage at the “arrogance and cruelty“Of the government, which they accused of continuing to” delay, obfuscated and ignoring the judicial orders, while the life and security of a man are in danger“
“That time was not taken to consider the possibility of expel Garcia“, Deported 72 hours after their arrest, the lawyers protested.
Judge Paula Xinis had demanded that the administration communicate in the morning “the current whereabouts and the status in which Find detained” he Salvadoran and the actions adopted or planned for “facilitate your return“
After a judicial view of just half an hour, he concluded that the administration Trump He has breached his instructions and insisted that they present a report on these points “Every day until again notice“As of Saturday. He also scheduled a new audience for April 15.
Married to an American, Ábrego García He was arrested on March 12 by migratory agents and expelled three days later with more than 200 people to El Salvador.
The Trump administration accuses most of them to belong to the Venezuelan gang Aragua traindeclared organization “terrorist” by Washington. He did not contribute evidence.
The government later recognized a court that the expulsion of the Salvadoran was due to a “administrative error“
Ábrego García lived in the United States under a protected legal status since 2019, when a judge ruled that he should not be deported because he could be in danger in El Salvador.
But the administration said that the error cannot amend because Ábrego García is detained in El Salvador. He accuses him of being part of the MS-13 gang, also declared “terrorist.”
“Judicial calendar”
Last week Judge Xinis said he had not seen evidence that it is a gangster and asked the government to “Facilitate and make”The transfer no later than April 7.
The administration Trump took the case before the Supreme Courtwhich suspended the first instance decision, annuling the deadline.
But the nine magistrates of the Supreme Court gave the reason to the judge unanimously. They demand that the government “facilitate” the transfer “and ensure that their situation is managed as it would have been done not to have been unduly sent to El Salvador“
But they ask the judge to “clarify” what he understands by “making” for “consideration of the executive power“
Consequently, the magistrate modified her initial ruling on Thursday night and ordered the administration Trump “Take all possible measures to facilitate the return of Ábrego García to USA as soon as possible”.
The government says it needs more time. It alleges “unable to provide the information requested by the Court within the impracticable term that set a few hours after the decision of the Supreme Court“
“Foreign issues cannot be addressed according to the Judicial calendar“He added.