Good heaven’s so much misinformation is flying around, regarding the case of Abrego Garcia who was deported to El Salvador.

If you’re as confused as I am, here’s a Cliff’s Notes version of the facts. - Jacques Voorhees

1. Garcia’s an El Salvador citizen, who’s been illegally living in the United States since 2011.
2. He was arrested in 2019, and an immigration judge found the government’s claim that he was an MS-13 member credible enough to deny him bond.
3. The immigration judge also ruled it credible that if Garcia was sent back to El Salvador, a rival gang might kill him—which is what Garcia’s lawyers maintained.
4. That judge therefore ruled that Garcia could be deported, but not to El Salvador.
5. He’s been living in Maryland ever since that ruling.
6. The Trump administration, under the Alien Enemies Act, deported him to El Salvador and El Salvador—under a bilateral agreement with the US—put him in prison...

9. The semantic difference between “facilitate” and “effectuate” is important.  Facilitate means basically clearing any obstacles to his return, such as buying him a plane ticket, admitting him back to the US when the plane arrives, etc...