A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, blasting the U.S. government in a ruling Sunday that noted a now-suspended Justice Department lawyer admitted he didn't know why the man was being held.

An Obama-appointed judge has ordered the Trump administration to return an alleged MS-13 gangbanger who was deported to a Salvadoran

U.S. officials have argued in court records that the United States is powerless to effectuate his return because he is now in Salvadoran custody, and that Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers have “not clearly shown” that he would face harm in the prison.

The power of a single judge to issue a nationwide injunction has become pivotal in the question of whether Trump can quickly implement his aggressive agenda. Several cases either already awaiting action by the Supreme Court or heading toward nine justices involve such a judicial order.

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration after California and seven other Democratic states sued to block cuts for teacher training.

The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, granting an emergency stay that halts a lower court order requiring the Education Department to immediately reinstate over $65 million in teacher training grants canceled over concerns about diversity,

The filing marks the most coordinated legal pushback yet against a series of Trump orders aimed at penalizing high-profile firms.

President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal community pose “a grave threat to our system of constitutional governance and to the rule of law itself."

The firms said President Trump’s orders targeting specific law firms are abuses of power that endanger the rule of law.