Lawrence Hurley

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Lawrence Hurley |Gary Grumbach |Dareh Gregorian

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to block an order directing it to facilitate the return of a mistakenly deported man, saying it was trying to claim "a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process." The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia comes as the administration has been accused of giving short shrift to deportees' due process rights, and after...

1 week ago | mynbc15.com | Lawrence Hurley |Ken Dilanian

TOPICS:PresidentContemptFederal governmentCourt ordersJudgesDeportationComplianceJudicial powerWASHINGTON — The Trump administration has been accused of ignoring or flat-out defying recent federal court orders, with two judges now weighing contempt findings against officials. Washington-based District Judge James Boasberg ratcheted up the pressure Wednesday when he announced there is probable cause to find the government in contempt.

1 week ago | telemundowashingtondc.com | Lawrence Hurley |Ken Dilanian

El gobierno de Trump ha sido acusado de ignorar o desafiar de plano las recientes órdenes de los tribunales federales, incluida una decisión de la Corte Suprema de que debe "facilitar" la liberación de un hombre de Maryland que fue enviado por error a una prisión salvadoreña. El juez federal que preside el caso de Kilmar Abrego García el martes reprendió al gobierno por su inacción. "No he conseguido nada", dijo la jueza Paula Xinis, del Tribunal de Distrito de Maryland.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Lawrence Hurley |Ken Dilanian

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has been accused of ignoring or flat-out defying recent federal court orders, including a Supreme Court decision that it must “facilitate” the release of a Maryland man who was sent in error to a Salvadoran prison.  The federal judge presiding over Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case Tuesday chastised the administration for its inaction. “I’ve gotten nothing,” said Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District Court for Maryland.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Dareh Gregorian |Katherine Doyle |Lawrence Hurley

Sitting beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters he would not return a man the Justice Department said it mistakenly deported to his country. "How can I return him to the United States? Like if I smuggle him into the United States? Of course I'm not going to do it. The question is preposterous," Bukele said when asked if he'd return Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "We're not very fond of releasing terrorists," he added.