Overview

• Judge Paula Xinis has set May deadlines for sworn testimony from four Trump administration officials regarding efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
• President Trump admitted he could facilitate Abrego Garcia's return with a phone call but declined, citing contested claims of gang affiliation and executive power over foreign policy.
• El Salvador’s vice president revealed the U.S. is paying to imprison Abrego Garcia under a contractual agreement, further complicating repatriation efforts.
• The administration continues to withhold information, invoking state secrets and executive privileges, despite judicial criticism of its lack of compliance.
• Abrego Garcia remains in detention in El Salvador, where he was mistakenly deported in March, violating a 2019 court order protecting him from removal.