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Senator says El Salvador officials planted drinks at table
Sen. Chris Van Hollen alleged that his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the U.S. government said was erroneously deported to El Salvador, was organized under questionable circumstances.
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Republican congressman discusses deportations under Alien Enemies Act, tariffs
Congressman Nick Lalota (R-NY) discusses the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to carry out deportations, plus tariffs and flight safety Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law
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Judge blocks deportation of noncitizens to 3rd countries without due process
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin without due process.
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SCOTUS halts deportations of Venezuelan migrants in Texas
The Supreme Court is again weighing in on their deportation plans as Senator Chris Van Hollen fights for the release of a man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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April 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Van Hollen describes dramatic meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Sen. Chris Van Hollen joined the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he returned from El Salvador and pushed the administration to bring the man back to the U.S.
April 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
April 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Timeline: Wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador
Here's how the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to his home country of El Salvador despite a court order barring his deportation there, has progressed.
April 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
As Abrego Garcia's deportation battle continues, differing pictures of him emerge
Court filings and sworn declarations paint a complex picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who sits at the center of one of the Trump administration's biggest legal standoffs.
April 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
April 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Appeals court temporarily halts contempt inquiry over deportation flights
A divided panel of judges has temporarily paused an effort to investigate whether the Trump administration engaged in contempt of court.
April 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
April 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Maryland Sen. Hollen details face-to-face meeting with mistakenly deported man
The senator returned to the U.S. from El Salvador, detailing his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, while Pres. Trump accuses Abrego Garcia of being a violent gang member.
April 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
April 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
As administration eyes more AEA deportation flights, judge says he can't block them
A judge said Friday he lacks the authority to block deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, as a DOJ lawyer said they "reserve the right" to resume flights Saturday.
April 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
April 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Homan argues US justified in deporting 'safety threat' Abrego Garcia to El Salvador
Border czar Tom Homan spoke with "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl about the wrongful deportation of Kilmer Abrego Garcia.
April 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
April 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump administration border czar responds to Sen. Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador
Jonathan Karl interviews Trump administration border czar Tom Homan for "This Week."
April 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
April 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen shares photo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., shared a photo of his meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday.
April 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Sen. Van Hollen describes meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen joined the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Friday afternoon after returning from his trip to El Salvador and demanded the Trump administration return him to the U.S.
April 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
April 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sen. Van Hollen holds news conference after meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen spoke to the press after his return from El Salvador where he met with the erroneously deported Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
April 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Federal judge blocks deporting noncitizens without due process
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens to countries other than their place of origin without due process.
April 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Exclusive: Wife of man wrongfully deported to El Salvador speaks out
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, speaks with “GMA” about the legal battle involving her husband now playing out in the courts.
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia says seeing photo of him alive is 'very overwhelming'
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, told ABC's "Good Morning America" Friday that seeing a photo of him alive has been "very overwhelming."
April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
SCOTUS to hear Trump bid on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court said it would hear expedited oral arguments in May over Pres. Trump's emergency request to rollback nationwide injunctions against his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
April 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Maryland senator travels to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A source close to Abrego Garcia’s family told ABC News that the meeting in the capital was set up by El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, as both he and the Trump administration say Abrego Garcia won’t return to the U.S.
April 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
April 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
SCOTUS sets arguments over injunctions on Trump bid to end birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in May over Trump's emergency request to rollback nationwide injunctions against his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
April 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Lawyers for Venezuelan detainee imprisoned in El Salvador say detention is 'lawless'
The government is “paying” for his “torture in El Salvador with U.S. taxpayer dollars, his attorneys claim.
April 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
April 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump defends deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Asked whether he will take steps to return a migrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, President Donald Trump said “Well, I'm not involved in it. You’ll have to speak to the lawyers.”
April 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
April 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador amid erroneous deportation
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has flown to El Salvador to seek answers over the contested deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Trump administration faces possible contempt over deportation flights: Analysis
Former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur provides analysis on the Trump administration facing a possible contempt investigation over its failure to turn deportation flights around.
April 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
DHS demands 'detailed records' of student visa holders at Harvard
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding "detailed records" on Harvard University's student visa holders, according to a statement from the department.
April 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Judge escalates battle with Trump administration over deportation flights
A federal judge is threatening to open a high-stakes contempt investigation into the Trump administration for deporting more than 200 Venezuelan migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
April 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
DOJ plans to appeal Abrego Garcia ruling, releases documents it says tie him to gang
The Justice Department has released two documents that were used to allegedly tie wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the MS-13 gang.
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Senator heads to El Salvador to find migrant deported erroneously by Trump
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., has flown to El Salvador to seek answers over the contested deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
April 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Nearly deported man says he was mistakenly detained by ICE
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks to Adrian Gil Rojas, who has legal status in the U.S., and claims he was mistakenly detained by ICE officials and nearly sent to El Salvador's maximum security prison.
April 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Administration likely acted in contempt by not returning deportation flights: Judge
A judge found probable cause the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials defied his order to turn two planes around carrying alleged gang members.
April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
April 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lawyer for wrongly deported Maryland man says returning him might take contempt order
A lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, said it might take a contempt order to prompt U.S. officials to get him back.
April 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Judge hears case of IRS sharing data with DHS
The IRS and Department of Homeland Security have reached a data-sharing agreement to support the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda, according to a court filing in early April.
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
April 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Democratic senator travels to El Salvador to find wrongly deported Maryland man
Sen. Chris Van Hollen said he hopes to speak with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
April 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Administration likely acted in contempt by not returning deportation flights: Judge
A judge found probable cause the Trump administration acted in contempt of court when officials defied his order to turn two planes around carrying alleged gang members.
April 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Abrego Garcia case 'should be alarming to all of us,' says former DOJ attorney
Liz Oyer, former pardon attorney at the DOJ, discusses Abrego Garcia case as judge orders Trump administration officials to testify under oath.
April 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
April 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers say DHS relied on 'tabloids' as evidence
ABC News has reviewed over 100 pages of evidence submitted in immigration court by both DHS lawyers and those representing Mahmoud Khalil.
April 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
High-stakes hearing in deportation standoff
A federal judge is giving the Trump administration two weeks to hand over information on what it has done to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to facilitate the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
April 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Judge in Abrego Garcia case orders officials to testify under oath
The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia said she will order expedited discovery in order to "apply the law to the facts."
April 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
GOP Sen. Grassley pressed about Trump, deportations and due process at town hall
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was grilled at a town hall in Iowa on Tuesday over concerns with the Trump administration’s deportation operation, tariff policies and government overreach.
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
April 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Federal judge hears arguments in case of wrongly deported men
The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia said she will order expedited discovery in order to "apply the law to the facts."
April 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To stop migrants, US Army to take control of some of border with Mexico
Calling it an extension of a military base, critics say, skirts federal law.
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Columbia student arrested by ICE was one step from citizenship, lawyer says
Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested during the interview and detained in Vermont, Luna Droubi, one of his attorneys, told ABC News.
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
International students sue after Trump administration terminates their legal status
A group of international students are seeking relief from deportation in court after their F-1 student visas were revoked, jeopardizing their legal status in the U.S.
April 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump threatens to send ‘homegrown criminals’ to El Salvador prison
Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary of public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, answers questions on recent Trump administration actions.
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Maryland judge to hold hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to US
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Katherine Faulders discuss President Donald Trump’s threats to send “homegrown criminals” to the El Salvadoran prison and Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s upcoming hearing.
April 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
April 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
White House memo gives military control over huge sections of US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump sent a presidential memorandum to Cabinet secretaries directing them to devise a plan to take jurisdiction over federal lands to combat illegal border crossings.
April 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
April 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
US and El Salvador double down on mistakenly deported man despite court order
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said during a meeting at the White House that he will not return Kilmar Abrego García, a migrant from Maryland who was wrongfully deported.
April 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
April 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
El Salvador's Bukele, beside Trump, says he won't return migrant wrongfully deported
Trump hosted El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, the self-described "world's coolest dictator" who is a key ally in the administration's controversial migrant deportations.
April 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM