Ground Game: Kilmar Abrego Garcia custody question, Republican discord, Venezuela tanker

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Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family, But Trump Admin Threatens to Jail & Deport Him Again

We get an update on the extraordinary case of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland father who first made headlines in March when he was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and held in the notorious CECOT mega-prison.

'Vitriolic and prejudicial statements': Kilmar Abrego Garcia moves for sanctions against Trump admin for allegedly violating gag order

"Archetypal problematic statements this Court has prohibited," the motion reads. "That’s unsurprising, because these are the talking points used by the White House and DHS." The post 'Vitriolic and prejudicial statements': Kilmar Abrego Garcia moves for sanctions after Trump admin 'repeatedly violated' court-issued gag order,

Abrego Garcia still seeks fair outcome, lawyer says

Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn't an activist and he didn't choose to become locked into what has become one of the most contentious immigration issues of the Trump administration, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Monday.