U.S. Returns Abrego Garcia From El Salvador to Face Criminal Charges
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the man at the center of a political and legal maelstrom after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, was flown back to the United States on Friday to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants.
The stunning move by the Trump administration, after months of fighting any effort to return him, could end the most high-profile court battle over President Trump’s authority to rapidly seize and deport immigrants.
The decision to pull Mr. Abrego Garcia out of El Salvador and instead put him on trial in an American courtroom could provide an offramp for the Trump administration, which had bitterly opposed court orders requiring the government to take steps to return him after his wrongful removal in March.
The 10-page indictment — filed in Federal District Court in Nashville in May and unsealed Friday — might also be an effort to save face: Bringing Mr. Abrego Garcia back to face criminal charges may allow the White House to avoid a broader legal confrontation that was increasingly headed toward questions of whether Trump administration officials should be held in contempt of court.
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Lawyers for the Trump adminstration should still be referred to bar counsel for ethical violations.
Life in Post Democracy Era: The Trump 2/Elon Dictatatorship
Justices Grant DOGE Access to Social Security Data and Let the Team Shield Records
The Supreme Court on Friday let members of the Department of Government Efficiency, formed by Elon Musk, have access to sensitive records of many millions of Americans held by the Social Security Administration.
The court’s order was brief and unsigned, which is typical when the justices rule on emergency applications.
The Trump administration said it needed the data to root out waste and fraud and to modernize the agency’s operations. Two labor unions and an advocacy group represented by Democracy Forward Foundation sued to block access, saying that much of the information was deeply personal and protected by privacy laws.
The court responded that the agency “may proceed” to allow DOGE access to the records necessary to do its work.
In a second unsigned order on Friday the court handed DOGE another victory, ruling that, for now, the organization does not have to turn over internal records to a government watchdog group as part of a public records lawsuit.
The court’s three liberal members — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented from both rulings.
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The Supreme Court on Friday let members of the Department of Government Efficiency, formed by Elon Musk, have access to sensitive records of many millions of Americans held by the Social Security Administration.
The court’s order was brief and unsigned, which is typical when the justices rule on emergency applications.
The Trump administration said it needed the data to root out waste and fraud and to modernize the agency’s operations. Two labor unions and an advocacy group represented by Democracy Forward Foundation sued to block access, saying that much of the information was deeply personal and protected by privacy laws.
The court responded that the agency “may proceed” to allow DOGE access to the records necessary to do its work.
In a second unsigned order on Friday the court handed DOGE another victory, ruling that, for now, the organization does not have to turn over internal records to a government watchdog group as part of a public records lawsuit.
The court’s three liberal members — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented from both rulings.
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Flights at Reagan National will be suspended for Army’s 250th anniversary parade
Flights to and from Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, will reportedly be suspended for an hour and a half on the evening of June 14, during a planned military parade through D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.
“To accommodate aircraft flyovers along the parade route, followed by a fireworks display, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to suspend airline operations at DCA — affecting scheduled flights,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said on its website.
The airports authority did not say how long flights would be suspended, but NBC News Senior Correspondent Tom Costello told WTOP a ground stop would be in effect from 7:30p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 14 — affecting roughly 116 flights, according to sources speaking to NBC News.
While the MWAA said it’s not anticipating any impacts at Dulles International Airport, Costello said he would not be surprised if the airport had to scale back operations on June 14, due to all the additional activity in the region’s airspace caused by the parade.
The event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., with fireworks planned for 9:45 p.m. and a closing concert set to wrap up at 10 p.m.
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Flights to and from Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, will reportedly be suspended for an hour and a half on the evening of June 14, during a planned military parade through D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.
“To accommodate aircraft flyovers along the parade route, followed by a fireworks display, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to suspend airline operations at DCA — affecting scheduled flights,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said on its website.
The airports authority did not say how long flights would be suspended, but NBC News Senior Correspondent Tom Costello told WTOP a ground stop would be in effect from 7:30p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 14 — affecting roughly 116 flights, according to sources speaking to NBC News.
While the MWAA said it’s not anticipating any impacts at Dulles International Airport, Costello said he would not be surprised if the airport had to scale back operations on June 14, due to all the additional activity in the region’s airspace caused by the parade.
The event is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., with fireworks planned for 9:45 p.m. and a closing concert set to wrap up at 10 p.m.
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