Trump administration seeks dismissal of Abrego Garcia deportation case after his return to U.S., while lawyers plan sanctions over handling of his transfer from El Salvador.

The Trump administration complied with an order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he was mistakenly sent to his native El Salvador, the DOJ argued.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in U.S. custody as his human smuggling case plays out. He was erroneously deported to El Salvador in March and, despite a court order to bring him back to the U.S., remained there until recently.

Days after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was brought back to the US to face human smuggling charges, the Trump administration asked a federal court to halt a lawsuit seeking answers over why the US hadn’t facilitated his return following his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.

To say the Trump administration has "complied" with a judge's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "pure farce," his attorneys said in a filing.

Three months after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was flown back to the United States on Friday to face federal charges.

While Democrats continue to decry Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation, newly obtained police records show that the suspected human smuggler is