Topline
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month, siding with a lower court’s ruling that the man was removed from the U.S. without legal basis.
The Supreme Court issued its decision Thursday evening. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Key Facts
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a filing she agreed with a district court’s order that Abrego Garcia must be given “all the process to which he would have been entitled had he not been unlawfully removed to El Salvador.”
The Supreme Court order means Abrego must receive due process including “notice and an opportunity to be heard” in future proceedings.
The deadline to return Abrego by April 7 has passed and is no longer effective, according to the court’s decision, which did not clarify a new deadline for his return to the U.S.
The Supreme Court also said the district court that ordered Abrego’s return should clarify its directive for the executive branch, while the government should prepare to share what steps it has taken to follow the order.
The White House, which alleged without evidence Abrego was a cartel leader and said he would not return to the U.S., did not immediately respond to Forbes’ request for comment.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
