Judge Orders Return of Maryland Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Prison

The administration has filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Salvadoran police officers escort alleged members of the Tren de Aragua recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to return a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis’s order directed the federal government to “facilitate and effectuate the return of … Garcia to the United States no later than 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025.”