Rally and court hearing set for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

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3. The question isn't whether a federal court can order the Salvadoran government to release Garcia; it can't.

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Steve Vladeck
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The question isn’t whether a federal court can order the Salvadoran government to release Garcia; it can’t.

It’s whether the U.S. government has the ability to secure Garcia’s release. If so, then it can be ordered to do so, because then Garcia is in the “constructive” custody of the United States.

‪Anna Bower‬ ‪@annabower.bsky.social‬
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It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing
Tweet 1: Seung Min Kim @ @seungminkim •3h
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A federal judge orders the US to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison.

Tweet 2: Seung Min Kim & @seungminkim
White House response: "We suggest the Judge contact President Bukele because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction or authority over the country of El Salvador." - @PressSec
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April 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM

The question isn’t whether a federal court can order the Salvadoran government to release Garcia; it can’t.

It’s whether the U.S. government has the ability to secure Garcia’s release. If so, then it can be ordered to do so, because then Garcia is in the “constructive” custody of the United States.

— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2025-04-04T22:51:32.524Z

Anna Bower
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It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing
Tweet 1: Seung Min Kim @ @seungminkim •3h
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A federal judge orders the US to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison.

Tweet 2: Seung Min Kim & @seungminkim
White House response: "We suggest the Judge contact President Bukele because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction or authority over the country of El Salvador." - @PressSec
ALT
April 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM

It sure looks like they’re going all in on the “the executive branch can ignore court orders if it thinks the court lacks jurisdiction” thing

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-04-04T22:31:53.933Z

Here’s the court order:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.21.0_1.pdf