Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Ask For More Trump Admin Officials To Testify, Possibly From White House

The lawyers representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia person asked a national judge for support to return 3 further depositions – from representatives of nan Department of Homeland Security (DHS), nan State Department and nan Department of Justice (DOJ) – regarding what steps, if any, nan Trump management has taken to facilitate nan forbidden migrant and alleged MS-13 pack member's merchandise from custody successful El Salvador. 

In a mobility revenge Wednesday, Abrego Garcia's lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland to bid nan authorities to designate individuals from DHS, the State Department and nan DOJ "who tin attest astir accusation known aliases reasonably disposable to each Department." They cited a national norm to forestall "bandying" of organizations, saying this measurement would beryllium "the astir businesslike and slightest intrusive attack to get nan basal discovery." 

"By allowing nan Government to place its ain Rule 30(b)(6) representatives, Plaintiffs dream to debar imposing nan load connected nan heads of nan Departments to testify, while decently putting nan onus connected nan Government to hole their chosen representatives pinch nan Departments’ complete knowledge of nan constrictive issues astatine liking successful this case," they wrote. 

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This undated photograph provided by Murray Osorio PLLC shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia.  (Murray Osorio PLLC via AP)

They noted nan tribunal has already approved 4 depositions, 3 of which person already taken place, yet "plaintiffs are still successful nan acheronian astir nan government’s efforts to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s merchandise from custody and return to nan United States."

Abrego Garcia's lawyers said they besides mightiness petition that personification from nan White House testify. 

"In fact, arsenic seems evident from its nationalist statements, this lawsuit besides involves decisionmaking at nan White House successful summation to nan 3 Departments," they wrote. "Accordingly, depending connected nan grounds obtained successful immoderate authorized Department depositions, Plaintiffs whitethorn request to activity further grounds from an appropriately knowledgeable typical of nan White House." 

The mobility is redacted successful portions pinch excerpts of depositions that person already taken spot regarding Abrego Garcia's location and custodial status. 

Jennifer, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wife, cries arsenic Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, speaks during a property convention aft returning from El Salvador connected April 18, 2025, astatine Dulles International Airport successful Dulles, Virginia. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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In a two-page bid Wednesday, Xinis – who was appointed by erstwhile President Barack Obama – said nan Trump management was invoking nan "state secrets privilege" to debar answering a judge’s questions astir Abrego Garcia's deportation. 

The judge group a May 12 deadline for some parties to taxable briefs "addressing nan ineligible and actual bases for nan invocation of those privileges," and group a May 16 tribunal proceeding connected nan matter successful Greenbelt, Maryland. 

Testifying earlier nan Senate Appropriations Committee connected Thursday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that Abrego Garcia "is a national of El Salvador and should ne'er person been successful this country, and will not beryllium coming backmost to this country." 

Paula Xinis is presiding complete Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case.  (US Senate Judiciary Committee)

"There is nary script wherever Abrego Garcia will beryllium successful nan United States again," Noem said. "If he were to travel back, we would instantly deport him again, because he is simply a terrorist. He's a quality smuggler, and he is simply a woman beater. " 

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The caput added that Abrego Garcia "is not a national of this state and is simply a vulnerable individual who does not belong." 

The Trump management initially admitted that Abrego Garcia had been deported to El Salvador successful error, but has since doubled down connected his alleged MS-13 rank and documented maltreatment of his woman while surviving illegally successful Maryland.