Judge rules US must return man deported to El Salvador in 'error'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who had protected legal status in the US, was deported last month to an El Salvadoran prison.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was expelled last month along with hundreds of alleged gang members, must be returned to the US by no later than Monday, US District Judge Paula Xinis ordered.

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a recent court filing that deporting Mr Garcia was an "administrative error". An immigration judge granted him legal protection from deportation in 2019.

The White House has alleged Mr Garcia is an MS-13 gang member, but his lawyers argued there is no evidence to prove that he is gang-affiliated.

Mr Garcia is one of the 238 Venezuelans and 23 Salvadorans whom the Trump administration deported to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison, the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (Cecot), alleging they were gang members.

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