Overview

• Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland resident with legal protections, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025 due to an acknowledged administrative error.
• The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate García's return, but the administration has refused, with President Trump admitting he could act but choosing not to.
• Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has declined to repatriate García, who remains imprisoned under allegations of MS-13 affiliation that experts and García himself dispute.
• Reports reveal internal Trump administration discussions about fabricating claims of García being an MS-13 leader to justify his detention, despite a lack of credible evidence.
• The case has sparked legal and diplomatic interventions, with U.S. lawmakers pressing for García's return while highlighting broader tensions over executive authority and immigration policy.