US Lawyer Refuses to Reveal Fate of Wrongly Deported Man (2)

A Trump administration lawyer refused to tell a judge what the government is doing to bring back a Maryland man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

US District Court Judge Paula Xinis clashed Friday with Justice Department lawyers a day after the Supreme Court said the government must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Federal officials have conceded he was deported despite a 2019 order saying he shouldn’t be sent to El Salvador.

After the high court ruled Thursday night, Xinis ordered US lawyers to tell her Abrego Garcia’s location and status in prison, and what ...