Trump administration says man deported to El Salvador 'in error'

Move violates U.S. court ruling; deportee denies being MS-13 gang member

Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. to be imprisoned in El Salvador on March 31. (Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/via Reuters)

April 1, 2025 22:41 JST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Trump administration erroneously deported a man it alleges is a gang member in Maryland back to El Salvador as part of its March 15 deportation flights despite a judge's ruling prohibiting his removal, according to a court filing on Monday.

Lawyers for the man, Kilmer Abrego-Garcia, in a separate filing said he is not a member of the MS-13 gang and demanded his immediate return to the United States.