U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during her first press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 12, 2025.Â
Craig Hudson | Reuters
The Department of Justice missed a Friday morning deadline set by a federal judge in Maryland to inform her of the Trump administration’s plan for securing the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison, where he has been held since being deported.
The DOJ, in a filing, told District Court Judge Paul Xinis that her 11:30 a.m. ET deadline was “impracticable.”
The filing came less than an hour a 1 p.m. court hearing that Xinis scheduled in the case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday night had upheld Xinis’ original order in the case, which directed the Trump administration “to facilitate and effectuate the return” of Abrego Garcia.
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