SANTOSTILO US JUDGE FAILS TO RULE ON STATUS OF RETURNED DEPORTEE ABREGO; FUTURE OF SMUGGLING CASE UNCERTAIN
Background: A Wrongful Deportation Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national in the U.S. since 2012, was illegally deported in March 2025 despite a 2019 federal order shielding him from removal to El Salvador due to credible threats of gang violence . U.S. courts—including the Supreme Court—later ruled his removal was wrongful, prompting his return in … Read more