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Lawyers for Maryland Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador Assail Trump Administration

The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake.

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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was deported from the United States to El Salvador last month and is now held at a notorious prison, the Terrorism Confinement Center, in the county.

U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filing.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Tucson, Ariz., this year. The Trump administration said ICE was aware that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was in the country legally.
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