El Salvador’s president says he will not return deported man to U.S.

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During a visit to the White House, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele said he does not have the power to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. Garcia is a father of three who had been living in Maryland and was recently deported to El Salvador. The Justice Department has said it was due to an “administrative error”. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports the White House now says he was not mistakenly deported.

During a visit to the White House, El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele said he does not have the power to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. Garcia is a father of three who had been living in Maryland and was recently deported to El Salvador. The Justice Department has said it was due to an “administrative error”.

NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports the White House now says he was not mistakenly deported. April 14, 2025.