FEDERAL JUDGE REAFFIRMS ORDER TO HAVE MARYLAND MAN RETURNED TO U.S.

A federal judge is not backing down from her order to have a Maryland man returned from El Salvador.  U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis [[ ZEN-iss ]] has denied a Justice Department request for a stay on her order to have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the U.S.  Yesterday’s 22-page ruling called the detention and deportation of Abrego Garcia “wholly lawless.”  It blasted the administration for what was called a “stunning proposition” that it could forcibly remove someone from the country and then have no way to bring them back.  The Department of Justice is expected to seek a Court of Appeals ruling to block the order.