Press Secretary: WH Wasn’t Ordered to ‘Effectuate’ Deportee’s Return

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt argued Friday afternoon that the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, not “effectuate” his return. 

“The Supreme Court made their ruling last night very clear that it’s the administration’s responsibility to facilitate the return, not to effectuate the return,” she told reporters during Friday’s press briefing, reports The Hill. 

Her answer was in response to a question about whether President Donald Trump wants the leader of El Salvador to bring the man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, with him next week when he visits the White House.

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