US President, Donald Trump and El Salvadors President, Nayib Bukele made it clear during an Oval Office meeting on Monday, April 14 that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongly deported to El Salvador, will not be returned to the United States.This stance comes despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires the federal government to facilitate Abrego Garcias return. White House officials have argued that while the ruling obligates facilitation, it does not compel El Salvador to comply. When asked directly by CNNs Kaitlan Collins whether he would return Abrego Garcia, President Bukele dismissed the suggestion. I hope youre not suggesting that I smuggle a terrorist into the United States, Bukele said. How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course Im not going to do it. The question is preposterous. The Supreme Courts brief and unsigned decision left in place an earlier order by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis requiring the U.S. government to take steps toward Abrego Garcias return. However, the justices clarified that while the government must facilitate the return, it is not required to effectuate it a subtle but significant distinction.Senior White House officials have pushed back against Judge Xinis order, arguing that it encroaches on the executive branchs authority to conduct foreign policy. In recent days, President Trump has shifted his position. After initially saying he would respect the Supreme Courts ruling, he has since echoed the White Houses interpretation. If the Supreme Court said bring somebody back I would do that. I respect the Supreme Court, Trump said last week. However, he has not made moves to enforce the decision. Abrego Garcia reportedly entered the U.S. illegally around 2011. In 2019, an immigration judge reviewed his case and determined that he should not be deported, citing credible threats from a gang in El Salvador targeting his family due to their pupusa business. Despite that ruling, he was later deported under disputed circumstances. The post Trump and El Salvadors President Bukele refuse to return wrongly deported Maryland Man despite Supreme Court ruling appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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