Abrego Garcia, U.S. District Judge
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Judge Paula Xinis proposed a 48-hour hold on deporting Abrego Garcia from the United States again, but the government refused to agree to those terms.
Judge Paula Xinis questioned the Justice Department over the timing of a criminal investigation of Salvadorian migrant Abrego Garcia, who was returned after his erroneous deportation.
The big question hanging over top Justice Department official Emil Bove’s nomination to a prestigious appeals court judgeship is whether he actually suggested the Trump DOJ might simply ignore court orders.
In the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the administration appears primarily concerned with ensuring that a man it has described as a “dangerous illegal alien” never walks free on U.S. soil.
The Justice Department was back in court on Friday as the judge grew more and more frustrated. After a hearing the day before ended with an annoyed judge who wasn't able to get any straight answers out of a witness,
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Newly released communications show the lengths the Trump administration went to in order to label Kilmar Abrego Garcia an MS-13 leader.