The facts behind Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation
President Donald Trump’s April 14 public meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele centered on the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
Trump administration officials and Bukele said Abrego Garcia would not be returned to the U.S, four days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.
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