US says it needs more time to provide information on mistakenly deported Maryland man

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN REBECCA SANTANA and BEN FINLEY Associated Press GREENBELT Md AP Lawyers for the Trump administration on Friday mentioned they re unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador The attorneys stated they haven t had enough time to review the U S Supreme Court s ruling on Thursday that directed the administration to return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U S A federal judge in Maryland directed the Trump administration to take all available procedures to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia following Thursday s high court order U S District Judge Paula Xinis had also set a Friday morning deadline for a declaration from the administration addressing Abrego Garcia s location and custodial status and what moves the administration has taken and will take to facilitate his return An in-person status conference was set for Friday afternoon In response to the judge s request for information Trump administration attorneys wrote in a Friday morning filing that it is unreasonable and impracticable for the U S leadership to reveal possible procedures before those actions are reviewed agreed upon and vetted Foreign affairs cannot operate on judicial timelines in part because it involves sensitive country-specific considerations wholly inappropriate for judicial review the attorneys wrote In its ruling on Thursday the Supreme Court rejected the administration s exigency appeal of Xinis April order for Abrego Garcia s return The Salvadoran citizen had an immigration court order preventing his deportation to his native country over fears he would face persecution from local gangs The Supreme Court has issued a string of rulings on its crisis docket where the conservative majority has at least partially sided with Trump amid a wave of lower court orders slowing the president s sweeping agenda In Thursday s affair the court stated Xinis order must be clarified to make sure it doesn t intrude into executive branch power over foreign affairs since Abrego Garcia is being held abroad The order properly requires the Regime to facilitate Abrego Garcia s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his circumstance is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador the court stated in an unsigned order with no noted dissents Related Articles Stephen L Carter Supreme Court s rulings aren t White House wins Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries Requirement that all non-citizens register with federal cabinet allowed to go into effect Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil authorities cites its power to deport people for beliefs The administration asserts Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS- gang though he has never been charged with or convicted of a crime His attorneys revealed there is no evidence he was in MS- The administration has conceded that it made a mistake in sending him to El Salvador but argued that it no longer could do anything about it The court s liberal justices reported the administration should have hastened to correct its egregious error and was plainly wrong to suggest it could not bring him home Abrego Garcia s wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura reported the ordeal has been an emotional rollercoaster for their family and the entire society I am anxiously waiting for Kilmar to be here in my arms and in our home putting our children to bed knowing this nightmare is almost at its end I will continue fighting until my husband is home she explained Xinis April order declared the executive s decision to arrest Abrego Garcia and send him to El Salvador appeared to be wholly lawless There is little to no evidence to assistance a vague uncorroborated allegation that Abrego Garcia was once in the MS- street gang the judge wrote The -year-old was detained by immigration agents and deported last month He had a permit from the Homeland Assurance Department to legally work in the U S and was a sheet metal apprentice pursuing a journeyman license his attorney revealed His wife is a U S citizen Finley broadcasted from Norfolk Virginia