Marylander’s identity was wrongly deported to El Salvador, the U.S. State Department reveals
The Trump administration confirmed to a federal judge that the Maryland man who was deported last month was “alive and safe” but was still restricted to The infamous El Salvador Prison.
but Kilmar Abrego Garcia Go to the United States.
Michael G. Kozak, a senior State Department official, submitted a few minutes after the judge filed, and my understanding is that according to our official reports at the San Salvador Embassy, it is currently being held in the terrorist imprisonment center in El Salvador. ” “He is still alive and safe in the facility. Under sovereignty, the domestic authority of El Salvador, he was detained. ”
In the document, Kozak identified himself as a “senior bureau official” of the State Council’s Western Hemisphere Affairs Bureau.
The document was filed a day after a day after a U.S. government attorney struggled at the hearing. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis Any information about Garcia’s whereabouts. Sinis issued an order after Friday’s hearing, asking the government to disclose Garcia’s “current actual position and custody status” and “the measures the defendant will take (if any) what measures (if any) should be taken (if any) and when to promote” his return.
Kozak’s statement did not meet the judge’s latter request.
On Friday, the government was angry about lack of information.
“Where is his authority with?” the judge asked at the hearing. “I’m not asking for a state secret. All I know is that he is not here. The government is forbidden to send him to El Salvador, and now I’m asking a very simple question: Where is he?”
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court said Trump Management must promote the release of Abrego Garcia.
Abrego Garcia, who lives with him in Maryland wife and childrenHe was arrested and moved to El Salvador last month after Trump administration officials accused him of having ties to the MS-13 gang. His attorney said he has no affiliation with MS-13 and has never been charged or convicted of a U.S. or El Salvador crime.
The 29-year-old has been confined to the infamous El Salvador prison Secot,as well as Other immigrants The government has used it as part of an agreement with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele. According to the agreement, the U.S. government is Pay $6 million to the El Salvador government Stop us detainees.
But Abrego Garica’s case emerged amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, U.S. immigration officials Filed in court His handover to El Salvador was an “administrative error” and “supervision”.
Jacob Rosen and Melissa Quinn contributed to the report.
