A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to block a judge’s order requiring the U.S. government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador with a violent criminal record and suspected gang affiliations.
Garcia was deported last month to the high-security “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) in El Salvador. The appeals court ruling allows the lower court’s order to remain in effect for now.