{"id":2420248,"date":"2025-04-05T11:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-return-of-immigrant-locked-up-in-el-salvador-prison-karoline-leavitt-points-out-the-obvious-problem\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T11:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:10:11","slug":"judge-orders-return-of-immigrant-locked-up-in-el-salvador-prison-karoline-leavitt-points-out-the-obvious-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-return-of-immigrant-locked-up-in-el-salvador-prison-karoline-leavitt-points-out-the-obvious-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Orders Return of Immigrant Locked Up in El Salvador Prison &#8211; Karoline Leavitt Points Out the Obvious Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-orders-return-of-immigrant-locked-up-in-el-salvador-prison-karoline-leavitt-points-out-the-obvious-problem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis mandates that the Trump administration must reverse the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, where he would be sent to a prison notorious for housing gang members. Judge Xinis deemed the administration&#8217;s deportation action as &#8220;illegal&#8221; and ordered Garcia&#8217;s return by the end of Monday. In response, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt questioned the judge&#8217;s jurisdiction over El Salvador and claimed Garcia was a member of the violent MS-13 gang, asserting that he &#8220;will not be returning&#8221; to the U.S. <\/p>\n<p>however, Judge Xinis pointed out the lack of evidence presented by the federal goverment to substantiate claims of Garcia&#8217;s gang affiliation. She emphasized that accusations of membership in violent organizations require considerable legal processes and evidence. The controversy comes amid wider legal scrutiny over the handling of deportations and the authority of federal courts in these matters. Garcia had earlier been arrested while seeking asylum, citing threats from a rival gang in El Salvador. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">case reflects ongoing tensions surrounding immigration policies<\/a> and judicial oversight.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted strongly to a federal judge ruling on Friday that the Trump administration must reverse a prior deportation to El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that the administration sending Kilmar Abrego Garcia to CECOT, a prison in El Salvador used to contain gang members, was &ldquo;an illegal act,&rdquo; per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/04\/04\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-trump-deportation-el-salvador-prison\/82865362007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Xinis ordered that the return of Garcia must take place by the end of Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt nevertheless contested the order, offering that Xinis should contact El Salvador President Nayib Bukele &ldquo;because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction or authority over the country of El Salvador.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also said earlier this week that Garcia was part of the &ldquo;brutal and vicious&rdquo; MS-13 gang.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She vowed that he &ldquo;will not be returning to our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-tells-americans-get-ready-sacrifi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a>, meanwhile said the federal government has failed to show Garcia is actually in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-praises-superstar-tom-homan-top-ms-13-leader-busted-multi-agency-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MS-13<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s just chatter, in my view. I haven&rsquo;t been given any evidence,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In a court of law, when someone is accused of membership in such a violent and predatory organization, it comes in the form of an indictment, a complaint, a criminal proceeding that has robust process so we can assess the facts,&rdquo; Xinis continued.<\/p>\n<p>Xinis has given interviews to U.S. court media, explaining her unique views on criminal justice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, Maryland, recalls how her mother influenced her career when she was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/many-arrested-for-january-6-capitol-riot-wont-get-prison-time\/\" title=\"Many Arrested For January 6 Capitol Riot Won\u2019t Get ... Time\">federal public defender<\/a>, representing disadvantaged clients, and today as a judge. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MothersDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MothersDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gRQzDKKls4\">https:\/\/t.co\/gRQzDKKls4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJSpSjqgk2\">pic.twitter.com\/WJSpSjqgk2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; United States Courts (@uscourts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uscourts\/status\/1391407616618745860?\">May 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The judge told Justice Department attorneys that federal employees who were able to send Garcia to El Salvador &ldquo;have the functional control to unwind the decision,&rdquo; per USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia had previously been arrested in 2019 outside a Home Depot in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified informant claimed he was a member of MS-13.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was ordered to be removed, but he applied for asylum, contending that Barrio 18, a rival gang to MS-13, was extorting him in El Salvador and pressuring him to join the criminal enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelan-gang-members-arrested-thousands-of-miles-from-border\/\" title=\"Venezuelan ... apprehended far from border\">immigration judge issued<\/a> an order in 2019 allowing him to remain in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy over recent efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ultimate-deterrent-heres-a-look-inside-the-terrifying-el-salvador-super-prison-trump-could-use-for-our-worst-criminals\/\" title=\"Ultimate Deterrent: Here&#039;s a Look Inside the Terrifying ... 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Trump Could Use for Our Worst Criminals\">send criminal illegal aliens<\/a> to CECOT occurs weeks after District Court Judge James <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-boasberg-laying-foundation-hold-trump-administration-contempt-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boasberg<\/a> told the administration that alleged members of Tren de Aragua had to be brought back mid-flight to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Boasberg also enjoined President Donald Trump from using executive powers under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-judge-blocked-receiving-deportation-info-lacks-competence-address-national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">judge<\/a> recently held another hearing to determine whether he would try to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court.<\/p>\n<p>He rejected the notion that the administration complied with his order to reverse the deportations as they were happening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It seems to me, there is a fair likelihood that that is not correct,&rdquo; Boasberg said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, the government acted in bad faith throughout that day. You really believed everything you did that day was legal and could survive a court challenge. 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U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis determined that sending Kilmar Abrego Garcia to CECOT, a prison in El Salvador known for housing gang members, was &#8220;illegal,&#8221; according to USA Today. Xinis ordered Garcia&#8217;s return by the end of Monday. Leavitt challenged this ruling, suggesting that Xinis should reach out to El Salvador&#8217;s President Nayib Bukele since she questioned the judge&#8217;s jurisdiction over the country. Earlier in the week, Leavitt labeled Garcia as part of the &#8220;brutal and vicious&#8221; MS-13 gang.<\/p>\n<p>Xinis stated that the federal government failed to provide evidence of Garcia\u2019s affiliation with MS-13, calling it mere &#8220;chatter.&#8221; She emphasized that accusations against someone involved with such a violent organization should be substantiated through formal legal processes like indictments or complaints. The judge has shared her perspectives on criminal justice in interviews with U.S. court media.<\/p>\n<p>Xinis informed Justice Department attorneys that those responsible for sending Garcia back have the authority to reverse their decision. In 2019, Garcia was arrested outside a Home Depot in Maryland based on an informant\u2019s claim about his MS-13 membership but had applied for asylum due to threats from Barrio 18, an opposing gang in El Salvador pressuring him for recruitment.<\/p>\n<p>The recent controversy regarding deportations comes after District Court Judge James Boasberg instructed officials not to send alleged Tren de Aragua members back mid-flight and restricted President Trump from using executive powers under an old law related to alien enemies. 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