'Nothing has been done' - judge warns Trump officials in Ábrego García deportation case

Warning of "no tolerance for gamesmanship", the judge said she would determine whether to hold the government in contempt of court.

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Judge Paula Xinis accused government officials of inaction in the case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Ábrego García, warning "there will be no tolerance for gamesmanship".

She said she would decide if the government acted in good faith or was in contempt of court.

The Supreme Court has ordered the administration to "facilitate" the 29-year-old's release, though El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on a visit to the White House he did not "have the power" to return him.

The Trump administration maintains Mr Ábrego García has ties to the MS-13 gang, which has been designated a foreign terrorist designation. His legal team denies this and says he has never been charged with any crime.

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