Overview

• Xinis granted a coalition of media outlets’ request to unseal seven court filings and an April 30 hearing transcript with limited redactions
• The judge approved Abrego Garcia’s team to file a sanctions motion against the Trump administration by June 11 over alleged bad-faith non-compliance
• The Justice Department had opposed unsealing, citing standard rules that keep discovery materials confidential and national security concerns
• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who held withholding of removal status, was mistakenly deported from Maryland in March and remains detained in El Salvador’s CECOT prison
• The administration has yet to comply with multiple court orders, including a recent Supreme Court ruling, to facilitate his return to U.S. custody