Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran immigrant to the United States who was granted withholding of removal in 2019. On or about March 15th, 2025, Mr. Abrego Garcia was removed from the United States to El Salvador, to be imprisoned in CECOT [0]. On or about March 24th, 2025, Abrego Garcia's wife sued on behalf of him, herself and their minor child. On or about April 4th, 2025, the district court entered an order requiring defendants to "facilitate and effectuate the return" of Abrego Garcia to the US by EOD April 7th. (ECF 21). The Trump Administration did not; instead, they appealed the order to the 4th Circuit and the Supreme Court, the latter granting an administrative stay before eventually upholding the order and remanding the case [1]. The Trump Administration has since made contradicting statements on the legality of the removal and has argued that despite the order, it need not take action which implicated foreign policy [2]. On or about April 14th, 2025, President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador appeared alongside President Trump in the Oval Office and said, "Of course I’m not going to do it" when asked about returning Abrego Garcia [3].
Plaintiffs have moved for additional relief, including that the court order the government to show cause why it should not be held in contempt due to its failure to comply with the district court's prior orders (ECF 62).
Resolves YES if by July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01T00:00:00-05:00), a show cause hearing is scheduled in Abrego Garcia v. Noem, 8:25-cv-00951, (D. Maryland). A "show cause hearing" is defined as any hearing
Designated as providing the relief plaintiffs requested under II.C in their motion for additional relief;
Described by the court as a "show cause hearing", "hearing to show cause", "order to show cause hearing" or similar, or if having multiple purposes, one such purpose being described as such;
Where evidence is presented to determine if any party or non-party should be held in contempt; or
Where evidence is presented to determine relief pursuant to a finding of contempt.
Note that such a hearing need not occur, or be scheduled to occur before July 1. The market will resolve YES even if, for instance, a hearing is scheduled and then stayed pending an appeal. Or, for instance, if a hearing is scheduled on June 24th for July 7th. For the avoidance of doubt, the hearing (ECF 61) on April 15th, 4:00PM does not count.
Resolves NO otherwise.
The resolution will be based on records from PACER (courtlistener).
[0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/politics/el-salvador-deportation-migrant-trump.html
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-deported-migrant.html
[2]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/abrego-garcia-trump-deportations-el-salvador.html
[3]: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/politics/trump-bukele-prison-deported-migrants.html
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