Boma Achenimie 
The United States President, Donald Trump’s administration has defended its decision to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father with protected legal status, to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador, despite admitting that the deportation was a mistake.
According to court filings on Monday, U.S. officials captured and deported Garcia but now argue that American courts lack jurisdiction to order his return, leaving him detained in a torture-ridden Salvadoran prison.
The case sparked outrage, with Jon Favreau, a former speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, criticizing the Trump administration’s refusal to correct its mistake.
Taking to X, Favreau who tagged Elon Musk and US Vice President, J.D. Vance, wrote, “You just admitted to accidentally sending an innocent father from Maryland to a torture dungeon in El Salvador. And you refuse to do anything about it.”
In response, J.D. Vance defended the Trump administration’s decision, claiming that Garcia was a convicted MS-13 gang member with no legal right to stay in the U.S.
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“According to the court document you apparently didn’t read, he was a convicted MS-13 gang member with no legal right to be here,” Vance stated.
He further argued that it was “gross to get fired up about gang members getting deported while ignoring the citizens they victimize.”
Garcia’s case has raised concerns about due process and human rights violations under U.S. immigration enforcement. While his legal status should have protected him from deportation, the Trump administration’s position suggests that even mistaken deportations cannot be reversed.
As the controversy unfolds, human rights advocates and legal experts are calling for greater accountability in U.S. immigration policies, particularly concerning deportations to countries with poor human rights records.
