In unsealed declaration, Rubio claims disclosing some information about Abrego Garcia case would cause 'significant harm [View all]
Source: ABC News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's "declaration," frequently cited as the basis for the Trump administration's invoking of the rarely used state secrets privilege to withhold certain information about the removal and detention of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia was finally unsealed late Friday night.
The declaration was unsealed under an order by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, following a lengthy hearing in Maryland in which she pressed Justice Department lawyers on the basis to shield information about the Trump administration's handling of the matter.
In the declaration, which is dated May 5, Rubio said that "after careful and actual personal consideration," he concluded that the disclosure of certain information requested by Abrego Garcia's attorneys "could be expected to cause significant harm to the foreign relations interests" and national security interests of the U.S.
"Compelled disclosure of any sensitive communications or discussions with the Government of El Salvador regarding Abrego Garcia's removal and confinement in CECOT and Centro Industrial threatens significant harm to the United States' foreign affairs and national security interests," Rubio said, referring to two prisons in El Salvador.
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