The Department of Justice asked Tuesday for the federal judge overseeing efforts to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. to drop the mistakenly deported Maryland man’s case altogether. The request comes after two months of unprecedented proceedings where the Trump administration has tested the limits of presidential power and judicial oversight by stonewalling multiple court orders to

The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador.

The Department of Homeland Security asked the court to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case because he's not currently in U.S. custody.