Trump Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt Deportation Ruling

In a critical legal maneuver, the Trump administration has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop lower court orders that would require the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported man from El Salvador, igniting debates over immigration authority and sovereignty.

The Trump administration has turned to the United States Supreme Court in an effort to halt rulings from lower courts that mandate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador. A federal judge in Maryland ruled that Mr. Garcia be brought back by Monday night, a decision subsequently upheld by an appeals court.

The government claims that Garcia was deported due to an "administrative error" but also asserts that he is affiliated with the MS-13 gang, a claim his family has denied. In their emergency appeal, the administration argues that the Maryland judge lacked the jurisdiction to issue the order and that U.S. officials do not have the authority to compel El Salvador to return Garcia.

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer emphasized in his filing, "The United States does not control the sovereign nation of El Salvador, nor can it compel El Salvador to follow a federal judge's bidding." He reiterated that the Constitution gives the president, not federal district courts, the responsibility for conducting foreign diplomacy and managing national security against foreign threats.

Garcia, who was in the U.S. illegally, had been granted protection from deportation by a judge in 2019 before the current events unfolded. This appeal highlights the complexities surrounding issues of immigration and the balance of power within the U.S. judicial system.