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UpInArms

(52,440 posts)
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 06:42 AM Yesterday

ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison

Source: ABC News

A Maryland man with protected legal status was sent to the notorious prison in El Salvador following an "administrative error," a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official admitted in a sworn declaration on Monday.

Kilmer Armado Abrego-Garcia who has a U.S. citizen wife and 5-year-old child is currently at CECOT, the notorious prison in El Salvador.

The filing is part of a new lawsuit filed by Abrego-Garcia's attorneys who are requesting that the government of El Salvador return him to the U.S. after being sent there "because of an administrative error."

In response, the government has acknowledged the error but said in a filing that because Abrego-Garcia is no longer in U.S. custody, the court cannot order him to be returned to the U.S. nor can the court order El Salvador to return him.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ice-admits-administrative-error-after-maryland-man-el/story?id=120359991

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ICE admits to an 'administrative error' after Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison (Original Post) UpInArms Yesterday OP
If only there was some type of process to safeguard against these types of errors Jose Garcia Yesterday #1
What the actual f**k? So they're just going to leave him there? surfered Yesterday #2
ICE follows orders not the law atreides1 Yesterday #3
WTF? They need to bring him back today and give him a very large check for his ordeal. Vinca Yesterday #4
Assuming he is still alive. LisaL Yesterday #5
my thoughts exactly et tu 14 hrs ago #32
How do you prove you are not a member of a gang? everyonematters Yesterday #6
Kafka-esque C_U_L8R Yesterday #7
The opportunity to do that orangecrush Yesterday #10
Very true. C_U_L8R Yesterday #11
ICE is a politically sanctioned gang. Magoo48 Yesterday #16
It's no error. It was purposeful. erodriguez Yesterday #8
Ironic, given that Trump and Vance are married to immigrants, RazorbackExpat Yesterday #21
Agree...this is a mistake on purpose to scare people Prairie Gates Yesterday #29
Error my ass orangecrush Yesterday #9
If only the poor guy had beat a Capitol Police Officer with a flagpole...... 70sEraVet Yesterday #12
DISBAND ICE angrychair Yesterday #13
Throw in the DHS while we're at it. Magoo48 Yesterday #17
Someone should sue the shit out of ICE. MLWR Yesterday #14
As if he's the only one there by "mistake" you ICE fuckers. Eh...admit to one and call it good. Bengus81 Yesterday #15
"No longer in U.S. custody, court cannot order him returned to the U.S. nor can court order El Salvador to return him." sop Yesterday #18
And Still our crack ICE team doesn't notice both Elon and Melania gained travelingthrulife Yesterday #19
That's a fucking egregious "error." Martin68 Yesterday #20
we need the details pimpbot Yesterday #22
If there is one, there is a million by the time they are through. bluestarone Yesterday #23
Liars gonna lie Quanto Magnus Yesterday #24
and yet they will not correct their mistake YoshidaYui Yesterday #25
Well that's pretty convenient alarimer Yesterday #26
It's OK, guys, JD "Couchfucker" Vance said "It's gross" for us to give a shit about Wingus Dingus Yesterday #27
arrest the top ICE officials for kidnapping moonshinegnomie Yesterday #28
Sick fucks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #30
An "error" thst causes cruelty, and danger! electric_blue68 Yesterday #31

atreides1

(16,594 posts)
3. ICE follows orders not the law
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:42 AM
Yesterday

At least the Gestapo was following the laws as they existed, another evil organization, but still better than ICE.

et tu

(2,081 posts)
32. my thoughts exactly
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:12 AM
14 hrs ago

this seems planned, not an error
krasnov got money or favors for
this. seriously, cant get him back?
beyond horrific

everyonematters

(3,729 posts)
6. How do you prove you are not a member of a gang?
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:03 AM
Yesterday

"In response, the government said Abrego-Garcia had the opportunity to present evidence to show he was not a part of MS-13."

This was because of information from one informant.

C_U_L8R

(46,859 posts)
7. Kafka-esque
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:38 AM
Yesterday

When the day comes to punish these magat goons, may they rot in a labyrinthian hellhole with twice the inhumanity they've inflicted on others.

orangecrush

(23,958 posts)
10. The opportunity to do that
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:44 AM
Yesterday

Was there after his first term.

It wasn't taken.

Which got us here.

C_U_L8R

(46,859 posts)
11. Very true.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:47 AM
Yesterday

Traitors and insurrectionists used to be executed for very practical reasons.

Magoo48

(6,138 posts)
16. ICE is a politically sanctioned gang.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:17 AM
Yesterday

Thugs of the lowest order who will, if ever called to justice, hide behind their “orders”.

RazorbackExpat

(418 posts)
21. Ironic, given that Trump and Vance are married to immigrants,
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:34 AM
Yesterday

Musk is an immigrant, and Marco Rubio's parents were immigrants (and he got birthright citizenship)

Prairie Gates

(4,689 posts)
29. Agree...this is a mistake on purpose to scare people
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:41 PM
Yesterday

The fact that he's not on the first plane back is the key.

orangecrush

(23,958 posts)
9. Error my ass
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:43 AM
Yesterday

As someone else pointed out in a different thread, one of Rumps buddies in Salvador wanted this guy, which is why he applied for asylum here in the first place.


This is total corruption.

70sEraVet

(4,416 posts)
12. If only the poor guy had beat a Capitol Police Officer with a flagpole......
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:49 AM
Yesterday

before ICE had picked him up! He'd be a free man today, and Trump would be considering giving him reparations for his unjust treatment.

angrychair

(10,442 posts)
13. DISBAND ICE
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:54 AM
Yesterday
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Bengus81

(8,503 posts)
15. As if he's the only one there by "mistake" you ICE fuckers. Eh...admit to one and call it good.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:03 AM
Yesterday

Trumps Storm Troopers on patrol. Hey MSM...can we use the H word yet?? No,wait a few more weeks?

sop

(13,386 posts)
18. "No longer in U.S. custody, court cannot order him returned to the U.S. nor can court order El Salvador to return him."
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:26 AM
Yesterday

This means once anyone is disappeared to an offshore gulag by the Trump regime - for any reason, no matter how unlawfully or how many mistakes were made - the victim will have absolutely no legal recourse.

We are living in a violent, repressive, rightwing authoritarian police state where the whims of one demented, corrupt, despicable POS can decide all our fates. And the fucking Republican party is ok with this? Enough of this shit! Something has to be done to stop Trump!

travelingthrulife

(1,939 posts)
19. And Still our crack ICE team doesn't notice both Elon and Melania gained
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:02 AM
Yesterday

their citizenship illegally.

pimpbot

(1,068 posts)
22. we need the details
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:09 AM
Yesterday

Vance replied and said a previous court order found that he was part of MS-13. Can someone find this court order?

He also said he had traffic violations that he hadn't appeared for. I searched the Maryland case archive but couldn't find anything listed. Is Vance lying? We need a real journalist to dig into these accusations.

bluestarone

(19,342 posts)
23. If there is one, there is a million by the time they are through.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:22 AM
Yesterday

Gotta charge these fuckers with Kidnapping across state lines.

alarimer

(17,068 posts)
26. Well that's pretty convenient
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:54 PM
Yesterday

"Oops, sorry, our hands are ties."

Just bullshit. You made the mistake. Now fix it.

Absolute pieces of shit.

Wingus Dingus

(8,888 posts)
27. It's OK, guys, JD "Couchfucker" Vance said "It's gross" for us to give a shit about
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:54 PM
Yesterday

people being wrongly disappeared forever--he addressed the issue, so just shut up about it...

moonshinegnomie

(3,249 posts)
28. arrest the top ICE officials for kidnapping
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:37 PM
Yesterday

since we know the federal government wont do it have local cops do it instead
lock them up in teh worst prison they can find until hes returned to the US and freed. lock them up in gen pop and spread a rumor they are pedophiles. i really want all of those fuckers to suffer extreme consequences.. they more stuff that comes out the more i want them to suffer.

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