Garcia, who says he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, said his client has never been convicted of any crime.
The White House acknowledged Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was deported in error, but the government is reluctant to try to get him back.
President Donald Trump's administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison.
The Trump administration conceded in a court filing Monday that it mistakenly deported a Maryland father to El Salvador “because of an administrative error” and argued it could not return him because he’s now in Salvadoran custody.
A Maryland father who was deported to El Salvador is now suing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons and several other officials.
U.S. immigration officials admit mistakenly deporting a Maryland man to El Salvador, sparking controversy and criticism from advocates.
The “administrative error” that caused a Maryland man’s deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador has prompted backlash in Congress and beyond.
The White House admits a "clerical error" was to blame for mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison.
A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error," according to an ICE declaration Monday.