The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lift a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

The court’s emergency ruling instructs the lower judge to clarify the language of her order but said she acted properly in ensuring that Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case is handled “as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.”

“The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs. For its part, the Government should be prepared to share what it can concerning the steps it has taken and the prospect of further steps,” the order reads.

There were no noted dissents.

“In the proceedings on remand, the District Court should continue to ensure that the Government lives up to its obligations to follow the law,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a separate statement, joined by the court’s two other liberal justices.

The administration acknowledges Abrego Garcia was wrongly removed but

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