menu_open Columnists
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Is Trump defying the Supreme Court?

2 1
15.04.2025
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Welcome to The Logoff: Today I’m focusing on a showdown between the administration and the courts over a wrongful deportation, a critical test of the judicial branch’s ability to check Donald Trump’s power.

What’s the latest? Justice Department lawyers told a federal judge on Sunday that they were not required to bring back a man who was wrongfully sent to El Salvador. And at a White House visit today, El Salvador’s president made clear that he’s not sending the man back either.

What’s the context here? Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was sent to a Salvadorian prison last month despite an order forbidding his deportation, which the administration concedes was the result of an “administrative error.” The Supreme Court

© Vox