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Apr 15, 2025 President Trump and President Bukele said Kilmar Abrego Garcia would not be returned and discussed expanding Salvadoran prison capacity Corroborated Power and Authority
The meeting publicly signaled resistance to court-ordered relief and normalized using a foreign prison system as an arm of executive detention policy.
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- Trump and Bukele Announce Plan to Defy Supreme Court Ruling — On April 14, 2025, President Donald Trump met with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office, where they announced their decision not to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S., defying a Supreme Court
- President defies Supreme Court order on concentration camps — The President of the United States has openly defied a unanimous order from the Supreme Court by continuing to collaborate with the President of El Salvador to send individuals, including American citizens, to
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Week 13 – 2025-04-12–2025-04-18
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Apr 14, 2025 The Trump administration argued that foreign affairs power limited court authority to compel Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return from El Salvador Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The argument sought to narrow judicial oversight by framing compliance with a deportation order as an intrusion on presidential foreign affairs power.
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- Administration claims foreign affairs immunity in Abrego Garcia case — In a court hearing, administration lawyers argued that any attempt to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador would intrude on the president's power to conduct foreign affairs.
- Administration claims foreign affairs power limits court jurisdiction — Administration lawyers argued that because Kilmar Abrego Garcia is now outside the U.S., any attempt to return him would intrude on the president's power to conduct foreign affairs.
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Week 13 – 2025-04-12–2025-04-18
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