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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman

Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Maryland Deportation Error - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

The Justice Department argued in an emergency appeal to the justices that U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis overstepped her authority when she ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the United States.

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