President Donald Trump’s administration can only take steps to remove “domestic obstacles” for the potential return of a man it erroneously deported, not force the El Salvadoran government to release him, according to a new court filing.
The government’s position is that a federal court order requiring it to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia means “[removing] any domestic obstacles that would otherwise impede” Garcia’s ability to return to the United States, lawyers for the administration said in the April 13 filing.
