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


Xinis: Keep it targeted, keep it tight, that will keep it moving. My current target is that at the conclusion of discovery then plaintiffs will supplement their motion by April 28. After reply, will turn to it as soon as possible.

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I’m at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt for Judge Xinis’s 4 pm hearing in the Abrego Garcia case. Pretty big protest out front already.

What the judge is doing here is using the authorities that are most clearly within her power to make life extremely difficult for the government and keep the case in the public eye. People can reasonably disagree, but I think this is the most effective way of getting compliance.




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@kyledcheney: DOJ provides no new information on Abrego Garcia but says if he manages to return to the US, they'll detain him and remove him to a different country (not El Salvador) or seek to "termin...

Xinis: I'll remind everyone here that there are no business hours. It'll be two weeks of "intense" discovery. Once we have record, take it from there. Ensign: Transcript of oval office meeting sets forth evidence consistent w/ federal rules of civil procedure..

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 ⬇️

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BREAKING: Federal Judge Orders Two Weeks of Intensive Expedited Discovery in Abrego Garcia Case
The Department of Justice revealed Friday that it has no new information on the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—an American resident unlawfully deported under the Trump administration—but made clear it...



What Judge Xinis is banking on is that the government does not want to spend two weeks in discovery. Two big things can happen: (1) They just make the call and get him back (2) They spend two weeks creating a public record of their own fuck ups and then get sanctioned