Judge says DOJ’s explanation for state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case ‘insufficient’

The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, blasted the Trump administration Friday for not giving her enough material to decide whether it can invoke the state secrets privilege.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said a declaration submitted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which seeks to avoid handing over certain documents by citing national security concerns, was “insufficient” and the government needed to show its work as to why the privilege applies.