The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to lift an order requiring it to return to the US a Maryland man it accidentally deported —around the same time another judge ruled the administration must return the man no later than Monday night.
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The Trump administration filed its request—on Monday morning, Politico reported.
The request asks the Supreme Court to vacate an injunction by a lower court judge requiring the government to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. EDT Monday.
Around the same time the Trump administration attempted to elevate the battle to the Supreme Court, a 4th Circuit Court judge denied another of the administration’s attempts to avoid the deadline put in place by Judge Paula Xinis on Friday.
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