Tag Archives: El Salvador

A federal judge raised serious questions Wednesday about the Trump administration’s claim that it is not responsible for the men it deported to El Salvador, citing President Donald Trump’s own public statements suggesting otherwise. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg sharply questioned the government’s assertion that the 238 deported men …

Sen Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday he was denied a meeting with Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador-born Maryland resident who was mistakenly deported to a mega-prison in his home country notorious for human rights abuses. The Maryland Democrat met with El Salvador Vice President Félix Ulloa in the …

Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg announced on Wednesday that he will move forward with proceedings to determine whether Trump administration officials should be held in criminal contempt for defying his explicit order not to deport Venezuelan migrants under the controversial Alien Enemies Act. Despite Boasberg’s directive on March …

A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ordered a defiant Trump administration to provide evidence about how it has tried to secure the release of an immigrant mistakenly deported to a brutal mega-prison in El Salvador, saying that to date, the record shows “nothing has been done.” District Judge Paula …

Legal scholars, civil liberties advocates, and immigration experts are raising red flags over President Donald Trump’s latest proposal: deporting U.S. citizens convicted of crimes to El Salvador, where they would be imprisoned indefinitely. The idea, discussed publicly during a White House meeting Monday with El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, represents …

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele won’t return a Maryland man the United States erroneously deported to a mega-prison in his Central American country, he said Monday during a visit to the Oval Office. Sitting beside President Donald Trump, Bukele told reporters, “Of course I’m not going to do it.” Administration …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador despite legal protections preventing his removal. The decision comes after a series of legal missteps and amid mounting criticism of the administration’s …

The Trump administration made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to strike down a lower court’s order that immigration officials return a Maryland man erroneously deported to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that, despite an error …

The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that an “administrative error” led to the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man legally protected from removal. Despite admitting the mistake, the administration is refusing to facilitate his return to the U.S. Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, was …

On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to El Paso, Texas, her first trip to the border since taking office. Harris toured the migrant processing center, a US Customs and Border Protection facility, and spoke with five parentless girls from Central America. “They are without their parents. They are also …

Kamala Harris will make her first trip as Vice President to the US-Mexico border on Friday. Vice President Harris is responsible for building strong diplomatic relations to alleviate the border crisis. “Earlier this year, the President asked the Vice President to oversee our diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of …

The White House announced plans on Monday for the remaining  55 million doses out of the 80 million COVID-19 vaccines they pledged to have allocated by the end of June. President Joe Biden pledged to distribute 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month, but the White …

President Joe Biden’s administration established a deal with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to put more police officers at the border. “We’ve secured agreements for them to put more troops on their own border. Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala have all agreed to do this. That not only is going to prevent …

President Joe Biden selected Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the administration’s efforts to combat the border crisis. “I have asked her, the VP, today, because she is the most qualified person to do it, to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that are …