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14. 'Defiant screw you': Expert stunned as Trump admin 'thumbs its nose' at Supreme Court
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 08:06 PM
Apr 13

I strongly disagree with the DOJ's position here. The DOJ is basically thumbing its nose at the trial court and the SCOTUS. I suspect that there will be a contempt motion started on Tuesday

https://bsky.app/profile/realtuckfrumper.bsky.social/post/3lmq7opfvnc2h



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-defiant-supreme-court
Donald Trump's Department of Justice just "thumbed its nose at the Supreme Court," experts say.

The Trump Administration over the weekend filed multiple briefs in the case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who lived in the U.S. legally with a work permit and was erroneously deported to El Salvador. A day earlier, the Trump Administration confirmed that the man is alive but didn't provide many details.

In the new filings, the Trump administration "says it has no updates" for Judge Xinis about the "efforts to facilitate" the return of the wrongly deported man, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney......

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at American Immigration Council, said, "The Trump administration thumbs its nose at the Supreme Court, saying that there is nothing the judge can do to order them to bring Mr. Abrego back."

"They also refuse to provide any information on the deal with Bukele, claiming it’s classified and maybe also a state secret," he added.

"Today's filings are a defiant 'screw you' to Judge Xinis. They say they can't 'facilitate' anything because Mr. Abrego is in Bukele's custody, they threaten to appeal any order she makes requiring further steps, and they refuse to tell her anything," Reichlin-Melnick said.

He continued:

"The Supreme Court held 9-0 that Judge Xinis’s 'order properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador.' Her order was also upheld 3-0 by the 4th Circuit."

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The only way this reaction makes sense is if that guy is injured or dead, or the Scrivener7 Apr 13 #1
First domino to fall OrangeJoe Apr 13 #11
Time to sharpen the pitchforks. Nt Phoenix61 Apr 13 #2
Which is bull............... Lovie777 Apr 13 #3
Call them LIARS!!!! EarthAbides Apr 13 #4
Don't discount that this is part of their dragging their feet usaf-vet Apr 13 #22
This is total bullshit Bayard Apr 13 #5
SCotUS ruled 9-0. I bet tRump gets over-ruled again and "facilitate" is clarified to mean "every assistance" Bernardo de La Paz Apr 13 #7
But they will ignore it OrangeJoe Apr 13 #12
Agreed Mrsfiddlegirl Apr 13 #10
Nope, the president is immune to prosecution OrangeJoe Apr 13 #13
the president did not board that man onto the plane. uncle ray Apr 13 #15
Very true. Following orders to defy the Constitution is against the law mdbl Apr 13 #24
Hopefully a whole boatload of those Quislings will get jailed. OrangeJoe Apr 14 #35
Hes NOT immune to civil damages, tho... Volaris Apr 13 #25
Then his US citizen wife, who is still in country, should sue! Nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Apr 14 #34
THIS SC gave TSF exactly what they wanted. A word that anybvody could haggle over. bluestarone Apr 13 #6
Trump really wants to win this point of law for some reason bucolic_frolic Apr 13 #8
What tools? Trump himself said the supreme court "has no army." PSPS Apr 13 #30
SC has NJCher Apr 14 #33
LOL. As if! The marshals are under the administration (trump) via Bondi. PSPS Apr 14 #42
I'll check that out NJCher Apr 14 #43
The Trump Administration is claiming they don't have to do anything to bring Abrego Garcia back to America, LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #9
'Defiant screw you': Expert stunned as Trump admin 'thumbs its nose' at Supreme Court LetMyPeopleVote Apr 13 #14
More above the law ? republianmushroom Apr 13 #16
Educate me here - what exactly CAN the courts do? tinrobot Apr 13 #17
I Believe CitizenZero Apr 13 #19
I Found the Video CitizenZero Apr 13 #20
A giant fuck you orangecrush Apr 13 #18
Remember: cruelty is a feature, not a bug sakabatou Apr 13 #21
All I can do is shake my head. LoisB Apr 13 #23
That's not what SCOTUS ruled. NT bee_peaceful Apr 13 #26
The court should subpoena the president of El Salvador 33taw Apr 13 #27
If the SC orders me to do something, can I now tell them to F themselves? Irish_Dem Apr 13 #28
Call me naive, but I still believe what I was taught in 5th grade civics class, that dobleremolque Apr 13 #29
This right here is the truth yourmovemonkey Apr 14 #32
F that! WestMichRad Apr 13 #31
This is refined cruelty DFW Apr 14 #36
So practically speaking there's no way back from these international torture prisons 0rganism Apr 14 #37
The way this is going... GiqueCee Apr 14 #38
its time for the courts to stop wasting time moonshinegnomie Apr 14 #39
They have a moral responsibility to get him back. Also the others where there are indications that they are completely everyonematters Apr 14 #40
Hope all the Latinos who voted for trump are pleased with themselves. (nt) Paladin Apr 14 #41
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