Wife of man mistakenly sent to Salvadoran prison says he's not a criminal
The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, says he's not a criminal and she's "scared for his life."
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The wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, says he's not a criminal and she's "scared for his life."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father deported to El Salvador despite having federal protection, is suing the U.S. secretary of homeland security. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to his wife about the ordeal.
The Trump administration has admitted that it deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia by mistake to El Salvador. Garcia's wife spoke with CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the ordeal.
In an exclusive interview, the wife of a Maryland migrant spoke to CBS News after the Trump administration admitted to mistakenly deporting the man to a notorious El Salvador prison due to an "administrative error." Kilmar Abrego Garcia received protected immigration status from a judge in 2019, but was part of the controversial deportation flights last month.
The Trump administration admitted in a court filing Monday that an "administrative error" and an "oversight" resulted in a Salvadoran man's deportation and imprisonment in a supermax prison in El Salvador. Jessica Levinson has analysis.
Top ICE official calls removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on deportation flight that sent him to a supermax prison in El Salvador an "administrative error."
The Trump administration admitted in a court filing Monday that an "administrative error" and an "oversight" resulted in a Salvadoran man's deportation and imprisonment in a supermax prison in El Salvador. Nancy Cordes spoke to his lawyer about the ordeal.
The Trump administration is commenting on an apparent "administrative error" that led to the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man with protected status in the U.S. who the government alleges is a member of the MS-13 gang. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who had protected status in the U.S., was deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison after an apparent "administrative error," according to acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office director Robert Cerna. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison where more than 200 deported Venezuelans are being held after being flown out there by the Trump administration. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.
The woman insists her partner has no criminal record and has never been a member of any gang.
Because of a video posted on social media, a 22-year-old pregnant woman said she figured out her partner was at CECOT, a dangerous maximum security prison in El Salvador. The man's attorney says he has no known criminal record beyond crossing into the U.S. and there's no evidence to show he is a gang member.
The Trump administration continues to insist it didn't defy a federal judge's order when it failed to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
The Trump administration insists that over 200 Venezuelan men deported to a notorious El Salvador prison are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, but there are reports from family members of the deportees that some are not. Lilia Luciano talked to a woman who says her partner was deported to the prison despite having no criminal record.
The Justice Dept. invoked a state secrets privilege, refusing to give judge any more information about the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration invoked a rarely-used, 18th-century law to deport hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador, claiming they were gang members. An appeals court hearing is underway in Washington Monday over the use of that act. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
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On Monday, the Trump administration will appeal the ruling of a federal judge who questioned the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act to send deportation flights to a notorious prison in El Salvador and blocked further use of the law for such expulsions. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
President Trump again took to social media to attack a federal judge who ruled against his administration over the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvador prison. Nicole Sganga has the latest on the ongoing immigration fight.
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The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to dissolve her order preventing ICE from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia.
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