The Department of Justice (DOJ) argued in a court filing on Sunday that federal courts have “no authority” to force the Trump administration to seek the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

The DOJ lawyers were responding to a filing from lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who recommended actions the administration should take to free their client, and suggested a contempt of court hearing should be scheduled.

Abrego Garcia's lawyers suggested the administration should send planes and personnel to El Salvador to bring him back home.

Lawyers for the administration rejected any efforts by the courts to compel such actions.

“The federal courts have no authority to direct the Executive Branch to conduct foreign relations in a particular way, or engage with a foreign sovereign in a given manner,” Trump

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