Supreme Court Orders Trump to Facilitate Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously 9-0 on April 10, 2025, ordering the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador in March 2025 in violation of a standing withholding-of-removal order. The administration acknowledged the deportation was an administrative error but refused to seek his return from El Salvador, claiming it lacked authority to compel a foreign government. Judge Paula Xinis of the District of Maryland held contempt proceedings as the administration slow-walked compliance for weeks.