Judge scolds Trump administration in Abrego Garcia case: 'Exercise in utter frustration'
Source: USA Today
Updated May 16, 2025, 3:55 p.m. ET
GREENBELT, MD – A frustrated federal judge scolded the Trump administration on May 16 for refusing to provide details about what it has done to return a Maryland father wrongly deported to El Salvador.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said during a hearing that the Justice Department has not made a “good faith” effort to comply with her request for information on what the government is doing to bring home Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The government’s response has been an "exercise in utter frustration,” she said.
Attorney Jonathan David Guynn, representing the Trump administration, said the government believes it has complied with the judge’s order and that compelling it to provide more details runs the risk of exposing state secrets and damaging U.S. foreign relations.
"There’s a lot more meat on the bone than you’re giving this declaration credit for," he said. But Xinis said the government's position is basically, "Judge, take my word for it."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/16/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-administration-federal-court/83646192007/
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