The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to halt a process of expedited discovery into how the administration had facilitated the return of illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, stating that the underlying order requiring that facilitation was incorrect.
The appeal was lodged as U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis indicated the administration could face contempt depending on what discovery reveals about its response or potential noncompliance with her previous orders.
