Abrego Garcia Case: A Challenge to the Rule of Law
Published April 27, 2025

Centro Penitenciario contra el Terrorismo, CECOT. Foto: Casa Presidencial, El Salvador https://flic.kr/p/2p9WqXT
The wrongful deportation of Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the refusal to return him to the United States has become a polarized political and legal battle. Democratic legislators and lawyers believe the underlying issue is whether the executive can refuse to disobey a judge’s orders with impunity, in addition to ignoring due process. They argue that this is a constitutional right of everyone living in the country, regardless of their immigration status. José López Zamorano, with details from Washington, DC.
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