US Supreme Court rules man wrongly deported to El Salvador must be returned

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a mega-jail in El Salvador must be returned to the US.
In a 9-0 ruling, the justices declined to block a lower court’s order to “facilitate and effectuate” bringing back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but they also said a judge in the case may have exceeded her authority.
The Trump administration had appealed against the district court’s order, but now government lawyers must explain to the judge what steps they are taking to return Mr Garcia to Maryland.
The government has conceded he was deported due to an “administrative error”, though it also alleges he is a member of the MS-13 gang, which his lawyer denies.
Following the Supreme Court’s order, Judge Paula Xinis of the Maryland district court said she wanted to hear by Friday morning how the Trump administration will return Mr Garcia to the US.

Source: BBC | Language: English