Trump's Running Tab in the Abrego Garcia Case
Briefly

The Trump administration has been engaged in a protracted effort to brand Kilmar Abrego Garcia as a criminal, despite his wrongful deportation. After losing a Supreme Court battle for his return from El Salvador, they brought him back only to pursue questionable criminal charges. With a shaky case and a judge ordering his release, the administration is now threatening to deport him to another country. In a twist, his attorneys request to delay his release, arguing that the government is more focused on public opinion than justice, emphasizing the case's complexity and the administration's questionable tactics.
The irony of this request is not lost on anyone," his attorneys told the court. "In a just world, he would not seek to prolong his detention further.
The administration fought Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador all the way to the Supreme Court, lost, and eventually brought him back to the United States to slap him with criminal charges.
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