Democrats like U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland continue to browbeat the Trump administration into returning El Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia (shown meeting with Van Hollen above) to the United States after the MS-13 gang member was deported by Donald Trump back to his nation of origin.
Garcia had been living in Maryland with his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who had a temporary restraining order placed against him in 2021 alleging domestic abuse.
Art Arthur is a fellow in law and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. He thinks that a court could rule against the president.
"I think that the Trump administration is going to accede to orders issued by federal courts. This is yet another narrative that's being launched against the Trump administration that it's somehow forcing a constitutional crisis and that it is in danger of refusing to comply with orders of courts,” Arthur said.
Arthur doesn’t expect much fight from the administration on the Garcia case.
“I think that President Trump has made clear that if courts issue lawful orders to force the administration to take actions, that the administration will comply with those orders."
But Arthur says a possible return by Garcia to the U.S. doesn’t mean Garcia would have his freedom.
“I really can't foresee a scenario in which Kilmar Abrego Garcia is actually released into this country. I think that if he were to be flown back, that he would be detained. When all was said and done in this case, he will be again removed from the United States, and I think that in a year people will have a tough time remembering who Kilmar Abrego Garcia is."
