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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Léonie Chao-Fong

Who is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?

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Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadorian immigrant who lived in the US legally before being erroneously deported to El Salvador. Photograph: Abrego Garcia Family/Reuters

The ongoing legal saga of Kilmar Ábrego García, a man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, has become a flashpoint as Donald Trump tests the limits of his executive power and continues with his plans for mass deportations.

On Tuesday, a federal judge sharply rebuked the Trump administration for taking no steps to secure Ábrego García’s release despite a supreme court order last week ordering the administration to facilitate his return to the US.

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