A judge is hearing arguments Friday in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador despite having protected legal status.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a lawful U.S. resident, is now separated from family and in the custody of a foreign government due to the Trump administration's apparent "administrative error"

Seventeen alleged Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gang members deported from the US were flown in shackles to an El Salvadoran tarmac Sunday night, where they were met by heavily armed Salvadoran troops.