Trump administration seeks dismissal of Abrego Garcia deportation case after his return to U.S., while lawyers plan sanctions over handling of his transfer from El Salvador.

The Trump administration ousted a Justice Department lawyer who conceded that it initially mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and alleged MS-13 gang member whom the White House attempted to return to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act.

To say the Trump administration has "complied" with a judge's order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "pure farce," his attorneys said in a filing.

The fight over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador now returns to the U.S. court system.

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