Comment on Man deported to El Salvador will never live back in US, says White House
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 weeks agoIf you’d read the court ruling you’d know that’s false.
The court did not rule on that issue. You’re not getting that from the court. You’re getting that from the Trump administration. Specifically, from Trump’s Chief of Staff, misrepresenting the issue to the press.
Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks ago
From chat gpt
Yes, under U.S. immigration law, Kilmar Abrego Garcia could legally be deported to a country other than El Salvador, provided that country agrees to accept him. This is because his “withholding of removal” status specifically prohibits deportation to El Salvador due to the risk of persecution there, but it does not prevent removal to other nations.
However, in Garcia’s case, the U.S. government has not identified any third country willing to accept him, nor has it pursued such an option. Instead, he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March 2025, despite the legal prohibition against doing so. This action was later acknowledged by the U.S. government as an “administrative error.” 
Following his deportation, Garcia has been detained in El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT), a maximum-security prison. Despite a U.S. Supreme Court order directing the government to facilitate his return, both U.S. and Salvadoran authorities have yet to act on this directive. 
In summary, while it’s legally permissible to deport Garcia to a third country other than El Salvador, such an action would require that country’s agreement to accept him, which has not occurred in this case