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An 'administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison


President Donald Trump's administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison.

President Donald Trump’ s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison last month, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government’s lack of power over the Central American nation. At a news conference, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the Trump administration acknowledging it mistakenly deported a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison In response to criticism, Vance posted a screenshot of court documents related to Abrego Garcia’s 2019 bond proceeding on the social platform X and wrote that “it’s gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring citizens they victimize.”

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