Judge Orders Trump Officials to Resume Disclosing Efforts to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia From El Salvador

The case has become a flashpoint in the debate over executive power, immigration enforcement, and judicial authority.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal immigrant who was living in Maryland and was deported to El Salvador, in a handout image on April 9, 2025. Abrego Garcia's Family/File Photo/Handout via Reuters

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume reporting its efforts to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States, nearly seven weeks after he was deported to El Salvador.

In an April 30 ruling, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland imposed new deadlines requiring the administration to submit sworn declarations detailing steps taken to comply with her earlier directive to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.