The administration told the judge that providing additional information was unreasonable and that ‘foreign affairs cannot operate on judicial timelines.’
GREENBELT, Md.—A federal judge pressed the Trump administration on April 11 for answers as to where Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported due to an administrative error, is after the Supreme Court issued an order for his return to the United States.
Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Drew Ensign told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis that he didn’t have information about Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts. He also declined to provide additional information on what the government intends to do to return Abrego Garcia.
Before ending the hearing, Xinis said she would require daily updates from the government on its work on the issue. She told Ensign it was “extremely troubling” that there was no evidence available as to Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts and pressed Ensign for answers as to how he didn’t have more information from his clients within the government.
“To this end, the Court hereby amends the Order to DIRECT that Defendants take all available steps to facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia to the United States as soon as possible,” she said.
Part of her order directed the Trump administration to file a declaration with multiple pieces of information, including Abrego Garcia’s location and what steps the government had taken and would take to return him to the United States.
In response, the DOJ requested an extension of the deadline for filing that declaration, and Xinis then extended the deadline for just two hours later, rather than the following week as the government requested.
“It is unreasonable and impracticable for Defendants to reveal potential steps before those steps are reviewed, agreed upon, and vetted,” it said. “Foreign affairs cannot operate on judicial timelines, in part because it involves sensitive country-specific considerations wholly inappropriate for judicial review.”
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
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