DOJ indicates Trump admin not obligated to return man deported to El Salvador, pushing back on judiciary

"On the flipside, reading 'facilitate' as requiring something more than domestic measures would not only flout the Supreme Court's order, but also violate the separation of powers. The federal courts have no authority to direct the Executive Branch to conduct foreign relations in a particular way, or engage with a foreign sovereign in a given manner."

Abrego Garcia has been accused of being an MS-13 gang member, but his legal challenge has denied that allegation.

Evan Katz, who identified himself as "Assistant Director for the Removal Division, within the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)," addressed the issue in a court filing.

Abrego Garcia, whose wife is a U.S. citizen, is being held in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center.