Trump administration blocked plan to retrieve Abrego Garcia from El Salvador: Report

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Source: The Independent

Saturday 26 April 2025 17:11 BST


Trump administration officials reportedly worked on a plan to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. from El Salvador before the White House performed a dramatic U-turn, according to The Atlantic. At first, Abrego Garcia’s removal from American soil was called an “administrative error” and then a “clerical error.” But now, the administration is adamant that Abrego Garcia is a gang member and a terrorist who will never set foot in the U.S. again.

However, in the days after his removal, some officials tried to find ways to bring him back. They grew concerned for his safety in a prison where he may be attacked, and they were stumped over the thin evidence connecting him to being part of a gang.

Abrego Garcia’s family sued, prompting discussions between lawyers at the Department of Justice, State, and Homeland Security, according to The Atlantic. Those discussions contradict the government’s subsequent statements, in which they were adamant that Abrego Garcia wouldn’t return to the U.S.

U.S. officials reportedly worked to resolve the case before their work was blocked. The discussions included the notion of having the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador make an appeal to President Nayib Bukele for Abrego Garcia’s return. However, the legal team at the State Department first wanted more information from Homeland Security about the allegations that he was a member of the MS-13 gang. The little evidence they received led to a skeptical response from State Department lawyers.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-trump-b2740067.html

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Link to The Atlantic ARTICLE - How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia

[chouchou]

1. i'm glad my thoughts on this issue are not able to shout to the Mods.

I'd break most of the DU rules and a few Bible Commandments..

[flamingdem]

2. They must fail at their attempts to keep him in El Salvador

No one is safe if he gets away with this.

[Brainfodder]

3. I'm going with back by July 5th, 2025.

[Ford_Prefect]

4. They cannot admit to any kind of error. They are absolutists who tolerate no such errors in anyone, including themselves

They will defy the courts until someone more powerful stops them.

IMHO they will not stop until they can be put behind bars themselves, or worse.

[dchill]

5. Trump/Bondi - brutally illegal and loving it.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

6. He (tRump) is desperate to save face.

I don't think he'll succeed.

[mpcamb]

7. How long before his sorry orange ass is in court trying to defend his outcomes?

It's a meme that everything he touches turns to fecal matter.
His sudden firings, his incompetence, his daily back peddling...
Even the looneys who put him in office must be getting fatigued.
Cute like NYT David Brooks thought he was dynamic today.
What a shit-head!

[Martin68]

8. It had become obvious that this was the case. Democrats have responded appropriately.