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Comment by 9283409232

9 days ago

They already "accidentally" deported a citizen in Maryland and are arguing they can't get him back because he is in El Salvador where they have no jurisdiction. It is a test to see if they can get away with it.

He (Kilmar Abrego Garcia) is not a citizen, nor did he enter the US legally. He entered the US illegally as a teenager but was granted temporary protected status because of a credible fear of gang violence if he returned home[1]. A US citizen cannot legally be deported[2] unless they are first denaturalized (which is extremely rare and has not occurred under Trump).

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gnzzeg34o

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_Americans_from_...

Close: his child is a citizen. If he’s deported, physically removed from interacting with court, they’ll argue his child should lose citizenship.

  • First they would have to convince the Supreme Court that birthright citizenship isn't in the Constitution, which seems like a long shot even for this court.