In a case that's moving fast enough to give even casual observers whiplash, the Supreme Court has now issued an administrative stay of a Maryland district court order demanding the return of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia. 

As Bonchie reported regarding the initial district court ruling: 

An illegal immigrant first only described as a "Maryland father" by press outlets was ordered back from El Salvador on Friday after Judge Paula Xinis ruled that his deportation was an "illegal act." The Trump administration has maintained that Kilmar Abrego Garcia had gang affiliations and had no right to remain in the country.

The fight over whether Garcia was legally deported began after the administration admitted in a court filing on Monday that his protected status was overlooked due to an "administrative error." The man first entered the United States illegally over a decade ago, only attempting to claim asylum years later after a judge ordered his removal during the first Trump administration.

The Trump administration filed an application for an emergency stay of Judge Xinis' ruling with the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and, as streiff noted in reporting on that, "stopped within inches of calling the district court judge who issued the order a moron."

Earlier on Monday, the Fourth Circuit denied the administration's application and took the opportunity to scold the Department of Justice for suspending the attorney who argued the case before the district court (and seemingly threw the administration under the bus in the process). 

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The administration filed an application with the Supreme Court requesting that the district court's injunction be vacated and seeking an immediate administrative stay. Chief Justice John Roberts has now ordered that stay. 

BREAKING: SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily blocked the district court’s order that Salvadoran National Kilmer Abrego Garcia be returned to the U-S by midnight tonight.
He ordered Abrego Garcia’s lawyers to respond by Tuesday at 5pm ET. pic.twitter.com/NSM03mo52d

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 7, 2025

The brief order signed by Roberts simply orders a temporary stay of the district court's order and directs Abrego Garcia to file a response to the government's application by Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. 

What the Supreme Court will do with the case following Abrego Garcia's response being filed is anyone's guess. We will, of course, continue to follow the case and report any updates as warranted. 

Update: 

Abrego Garcia has filed his response with the Supreme Court (almost like it was already set to go). Now, we wait to see what the court will do. 

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