Abrego Garcia was illegally deported after a judge ruled that he was likely to face gang persecution in El Salvador.
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered the return of a Maryland resident who the Trump administration mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador last month, according to The Associated Press.
Prior to issuing the ruling, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis called the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “an illegal act.”
The judge, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, gave the Trump administration until the end of the day on Monday to bring him back to the United States.
