A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, blasting the U.S. government in a ruling Sunday that noted a now-suspended Justice Department lawyer admitted he didn't know why the man…

Government lawyers say they have no control over Kilmar Abrego Garcia and no authority to arrange for his return.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge didn’t have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the US to a notorious El Salvador prison, government attorneys argued Saturday as...

The U.S. Justice Department told an appeals court Saturday that a judge did not have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison, and it suspended a government lawyer who admitted in court that the deportation was an error. The government's attorneys asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause a Friday ruling by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who ordered the administration to “facilitate and effectuate” Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. by late Monday night.

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador despite legal protection. His imprisonment sparked protests and allegations of human rights violations.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis described Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation as “an illegal act” and pressed a Justice Department attorney for answers, leading to a tense courtroo...