ICE admits to ‘administrative error’ in deporting Maryland man to El Salvador mega-prison

by Ariana Figueroa, Daily Montanan

April 1, 2025

WASHINGTON — The White House Tuesday defended the deportation of a national from El Salvador to a notorious mega-prison in that country, despite Trump administration officials admitting in court filings that the removal was a mistake.

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia of Beltsville, Maryland, was ordered in 2019 to be removed from the United States by an immigration judge, but was granted protection from removal because it...