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Judge Demands Answers on Wrongful Deportation Secrets

5/8/2025

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The Trump administration has claimed state secrets privilege to keep details hidden about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has demanded the government explain this decision, setting a hearing for May 16. Garcia, a legal U.S. resident, faced deportation due to a bureaucratic mistake.

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The Trump administration has claimed state secrets privilege to keep details hidden about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wrongful deportation to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has demanded the government explain this decision, setting a hearing for May 16. Garcia, a legal U.S. resident, faced deportation due to a bureaucratic mistake.