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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Judge spars with Trump administration over release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia: ‘My head is spinning’

More than a month after the Supreme Court agreed that Donald Trump’s administration must be ordered to “facilitate” the release of a wrongfully deported Salvadoran immigrant, the government is refusing to do so — and arguing with a federal judge that they don’t have to.

The weeks-long court battle is leaving a judge’s head “spinning,” Maryland District Judge Paula Xinis told attorneys on Friday.

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