Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador in violation of a federal court order, has detailed harrowing abuse at the hands of prison authorities, and his case has become a symbol of the broader legal and moral crisis surrounding the Trump administration’s deportation policies.
Senator Chris Van Hollen has called for a moral clarity in defense of the Constitution, criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer for their lack of support for due process and the rule of law.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has denied the Trump administration’s request to halt legal proceedings in the case of a Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador despite a standing federal court order, warning that the government’s actions are “shocking” and testing the boundaries of the rule of law.