US Wants To Withhold Details In Abrego Garcia Case

May 16, 2025 4:20 am

A federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege in the court case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The judge had ordered Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador in April after he was mistakenly deported. She has since directed the administration to provide information about what it’s done to bring him back. Government lawyers say those details are protected state secrets. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys disagree. They note that President Donald Trump and his administration have repeatedly discussed the case publicly and said Abrego Garcia won’t return. The judge’s hearing was set to begin Friday afternoon.