Abrego Garcia

And that's it. Hearing over. There will be an expedited discovery period, with depositions set to be completed by 4/23.

HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador. Follow along for updates ⬇️

HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador. Follow along for updates ⬇️

Does she really not have enough NOW to determine contempt?

Also notable: Judge Xinis kept quoting the Supreme Court and reminding DOJ that “the high court” has “already ruled here.” She said, quite forcefully, that the government has LOST this case on the merits—all that’s left is the scope of relief, and then contempt if the government defies her orders.

HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador. Follow along for updates ⬇️

XINIS says she begins with what SCOTUS "unequivocally found to be lawful." To DOJ, she says, "You made your jurisdictional arguments, you made your venue arguments. You made your arguments on the merits. You lost. This is now about the scope of the remedy."

Xinis to Ensign: Cancel vacation. Cancel appointments. I'm usually pretty good about that kind of thing, but not this time.

Xinis: To talk in generalities is simply delaying the process we need to go through to determine whether you've done what you can in good faith to comply w/ order Ensign: Disagree that it's generalities. The plaintiffs have specifically asked court to compel gov to ask El Salvador for his release