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Judge in Abrego Garcia case blasts DOJ's inaction, orders officials to testify under oath

The federal judge overseeing the wrongful deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia said she will order expedited discovery in order to "apply the law to the facts."
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The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia took Justice Department attorneys to task over their inaction Tuesday, ordering government officials to testify under oath in order to resolve Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention.

Saying "The Supreme Court has spoken," U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered expedited discovery -- in which officials are put under oath -- in order to "apply the law to the facts."

The judge told Justice Department lawyers that she was ordering expedited discovery "specifically to determine whether you are fighting the court order, my court orders, whether you intend to abide by the court orders."
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"You made your jurisdictional arguments, you made your venue arguments," Judge Xinis told the DOJ attorneys. "You made your arguments on the merits. You lost. This is now about the scope of the remedy."

In her subsequent written order granting expedited discovery, Judge Xinis said the Trump administration remains obligated to "take steps available to them toward aiding, assisting, or making easier Abrego Garcia's release from custody in El Salvador."

"Defendants appear to have done nothing to aid in Abrego Garcia's release from custody and return to the United States," Xinis wrote, saying that discovery is necessary in light of the Trump administration's refusal to disclose "what it can" or present justification for what they cannot disclose.

Judge Xinis said Abrego Garcia is "indisputably" entitled to the due process the government has denied him and to be free from the risk "of grave injury" resulting from his detention in a notorious Salvadoran prison.
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This'll be interesting
 
StringerBell said:
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This dude is dead. It’s only a matter of time before a spotlight is put on this prison and all of the atrocities there are revealed.

And once revealed hopefully people will see how depraved it is that Trump is ok sending US citizens there.

And this will happen because Trump and his administration have probably done no homework to vet the conditions of that prison.
 
RandomOne said:
It's pretty scary how they blatantly lie about it and the cult eats it up. Plus the court isn't doing shit
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I wonder if the family can sue the administration for defamation or slander. They are accusing the man of some pretty specific shit. If none of it is true, the case should be a slam dunk.
 
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