Trump lawyers had rescue plan for El Salvador prisoner -- and White House 'blew it up': report
Matthew Chapman
April 25, 2025 2:28PM ET
Career officials within the Trump adminstration had been trying behind the scenes to return wrongly-deported Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States after learning he had been sent to the infamous Salvadoran CECOT megaprison — but these efforts were shut down by White House officials early on, reported The Atlantic on Friday.
Garcia's removal has become a massive controversy and focal point of protest around President Donald Trump's mass deportation policy, as well as his defiance of court orders.
"A lawsuit filed by Abrego Garcia’s family sparked urgent conversations among attorneys at the Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security who were involved in formulating the government’s response. Their discussion — which has not been previously reported — reflected serious concerns, at odds with the administration’s later statements, according to two people familiar with the conversations, as well as notes and memos I reviewed," reported Nick Miroff.
"These conversations show that U.S. officials initially sought to resolve Abrego Garcia’s case quietly and ensure his safety through the conventional diplomatic channels they’ve used in other cases involving a mistaken deportation. This time, though, their efforts were abruptly halted."
More:
https://www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abrego-garcia-2671845380/
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