DOJ misses judge's deadline for revealing plan to return Abrego Garcia from El Salvador prison

[highplainsdem]

Source: CNBC

The Department of Justice missed a Friday morning deadline set by a federal judge in Maryland to inform her of the Trump administration’s plan for securing the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, where he has been held since being deported.

The DOJ, in a filing, told District Court Judge Paul Xinis that her 11:30 a.m. ET deadline was “impracticable.” The department noted that her order came hours after the Supreme Court upheld her prior directive that the U.S. government facilitate the return of Abrego Garica.

Xinis has scheduled a 1 p.m. status hearing in the case.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/doj-blows-judges-deadline-for-revealing-plan-to-return-abrego-garcia-from-el-salvador-prison.html

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General Discussion thread with some of the DOJ's response:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220229196

[groundloop]

1. What can the court do if/when tRump refuses to comply?

It seems to me that courts are powerless to uphold any ruling which tRump doesn't agree with .... please convince me I'm wrong.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. The DOJ is ignoring the SCOTUS order and slow playing the Trial Court

This will piss off the judge

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The trial judge is also asking for the DOJ to list all steps already taken to return Mr. Garcia. The DOJ is blowing off the judge

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At the hearing the DOJ is refusing to tell the court what had been done

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. The hearing did not go well for the DOJ- the trial court is piss

At the hearing the DOJ is refusing to tell the court what had been done to return Mr. Garcia

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The trial court is pissed

[JBTaurus83]

4. So now they can embarass

the judge and give her nothing on a daily basis. Cool.

[Zorro]

5. Trump administration: "So whatcha gonna do about it? Make us comply? Hah!"

[eggplant]

6. Some judge is going to have to be the first to find them in contempt

and jail the fucker. Might as well be Xinis.

[mn9driver]

7. When you're the DOJ, you can ignore judges.

Who knew?

[republianmushroom]

8. How is that sand pounding going judge ?