DOJ Says Judge Cannot Order Deported Illegal Migrant Be Returned to U.S.

Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers are arguing that a federal judge cannot order the Trump administration to facilitate the return of an alleged MS-13 gang member, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

Lawyers for the DOJ have requested that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals “immediately pause” an order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, according to CBS News.

As Breitbart News reported, Xinis, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, issued a preliminary injunction that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal alien from El Salvador, be returned to the United States “no later than 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025.”

Per CBS News, the DOJ lawyers argued that “a judicial order that forces the Executive to engage with a foreign power

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