El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced Monday that he would not be returning a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to the country, despite a U.S. Supreme Court directive instructing the Trump administration to assist in his return.
“How can I return him to the United States? I smuggle him into the United States? Of course, I’m not going to do it,” Bukele stated during a conversation with then-President Donald Trump. The comment came in response to a question regarding the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has been imprisoned in a well-known Salvadoran facility since March.
Bukele further remarked, “The question is preposterous. We’re not very fond of releasing terrorists.”
President Trump directed inquiries about Abrego Garcia to Attorney General Pam Bondi. She stated that Abrego Garcia had entered the U.S. unlawfully and reiterated that court rulings identified him as a member of the MS-13 gang. The Trump administration has acknowledged that a clerical mistake led to Abrego Garcia’s deportation.
“That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him. That’s not up to us,” Bondi commented. She characterized the matter as involving “international matters” and “foreign affairs,” noting that the U.S. would provide transportation if El Salvador decided to repatriate him. “The U.S. would facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return if El Salvador wanted to send him back by providing an airplane,” she added.
As part of a directive from U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis requesting updates on Abrego Garcia’s condition, the State Department stated in a filing that “He is alive and secure in that facility. He is detained pursuant to the sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador.”
In a separate legal document, the Department of Justice argued that federal courts cannot dictate how the executive branch handles international diplomacy. The DOJ maintained that, since Abrego Garcia is under the jurisdiction of Salvadoran authorities, the U.S. courts cannot compel the administration to act on his behalf, reports News Nation.
Abrego Garcia’s legal team disputes the government’s assertions that he was affiliated with a gang and has proposed that the United States deploy aircraft and personnel to retrieve him from El Salvador.
CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD JUDGE,HOW MANY OF THESE ILLEGALS ARE GETTING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THROUGH FRAUD? so typical when democrats have to face facts, like they can’t just govern, without fraud waste and abuse of the tax payers money, DODE uncovered close to 400 million in false unemployment payments, so where is the Judge on that issue, She has nothing to contribute to our Nations debt crisis, too political to continue in any Federal oversee positions. Why do the democrats want to fight on the side of Anti- American policy? Her State one of three thats paying money out to illegals uncovered by DODGE……….RADICAL LEFT DECISIONS again……U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled, after a hearing last week, that the paroled migrants can stay in the United States as they pursue immigration benefits.YOU MEAN TAX PAYER MONIES RIGHT.
The United States Of America is NOT in the business of allowing illegal immigration, furthermore, it has no desire to allow criminals into the country, house them, treat them for addictions, give them Social Security and more importantly kill Americans and allow their gang type memberships thrive in this country! We have our own criminals to deal with and don’t have the time, money and resources to deal with The Worlds derilicks!!! Enough is enough, let’s deal with our own issues and problems before contimplating dealing with other countries problems, we have enough of our own. Many of our problems are located in Washington, D.C.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an El Salvador national. The US has little or no standing to demand his return to the US, even if he was deported in error. Every one is playing coy with information as to how he was swept up with gang members and deported. If he was here illegally, then he has been returned to his home country. END OF STORY!
I love how this puffed up peahen judge [Judge Paula Xinis] thinks she has any sway with a foreign government, let alone any standing in international affairs. Listen to the peahen screech…