On April 8th, I expressed my disbelief and horror at the deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national married to a U.S. citizen, who was wrongly shipped off to a mega-prison in El Salvador on the erroneous accusation of being a gang member . . . when in fact he had been granted asylum here when his life was threatened by those very gangs in his home country.

Despite a District Court’s order that he be brought back to the U.S. by last Monday night, the Trump administration refused to do so and filed a motion with the Supreme Court to overrule the order.

In response to that motion, Chief Justice Roberts extended the Monday deadline for Abrego Garcia’s return in what initially appeared to be a possible reversal of the District Court’s ruling. But yesterday, the Supreme Court did its job, and meted out justice. In a brief order, it said that the Court:

“ . . . properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.” [Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, April 10, 2025.]

The order further stated that the Trump administration should be prepared to “share what it can concerning the steps it has taken and the prospect of further steps.” [Id.]

There were no dissents noted to the ruling; and in fact, the Court’s three liberal justices — Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — chastised the Trump administration, stating that its argument “implies that it could deport and incarcerate any person, including U.S. citizens, without legal consequence, so long as it does so before a court can intervene.” [Id.]

And that, dear readers, is how you run a democracy!

Now we await the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia to his home and family. Let’s see how quickly the administration moves to correct their mistake — just one of the . . . oh, hell! I’ve lost count, and it hasn’t even been three months yet.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
4/11/25