Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained in El Salvador despite a unanimous Supreme Court ruling requiring the U.S. government to facilitate his return.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem doubled down on the deportation during a contentious House Homeland Security Committee hearing, accusing Democrats of defending a 'terrorist.'
• Noem refused to confirm whether a photo allegedly showing MS-13 tattoos on Garcia's hand was doctored, a key piece of contested evidence in the case.
• Democratic lawmakers and Noem clashed over an ICE facility scuffle in New Jersey, with Noem accusing them of committing felonies and Democrats releasing footage disputing those claims.
• The standoff highlights broader issues of executive defiance of judicial orders, due process concerns, and the politicization of immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.