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In reply to the discussion: Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(162,280 posts)14. 'Defiant screw you': Expert stunned as Trump admin 'thumbs its nose' at Supreme Court
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
Link to tweet
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 its 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 Xiniss '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."
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 its 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 Xiniss '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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Trump administration contends it has no duty to return illegally deported man to US [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Apr 13
OP
The only way this reaction makes sense is if that guy is injured or dead, or the
Scrivener7
Apr 13
#1
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
THIS SC gave TSF exactly what they wanted. A word that anybvody could haggle over.
bluestarone
Apr 13
#6
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
Call me naive, but I still believe what I was taught in 5th grade civics class, that
dobleremolque
Apr 13
#29
So practically speaking there's no way back from these international torture prisons
0rganism
Apr 14
#37