The Trump administration says it has no obligation to retrieve a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador despite a Supreme Court ruling that ordered the government to “facilitate” his return.
In a court filing Sunday, U.S. officials argued that the high court’s directive regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia simply requires that the Trump administration not block his return should El Salvador elect to send him back but that it does not require actively securing his release from a Salvadoran prison.
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