Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 despite a 2019 court ruling protecting him from removal due to persecution risks.
• The U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Paula Xinis have ordered the Trump administration to facilitate Garcia's return, but compliance remains in question.
• The administration argues that disclosing details about its efforts to secure Garcia's release would harm national security and foreign relations, invoking the state secrets privilege.
• Garcia's attorneys accuse the government of stonewalling and failing to make meaningful efforts to comply with court orders for his return.
• Democrats in Congress are calling for hearings to examine due process failures and constitutional concerns raised by Garcia's deportation and ongoing detention.