Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Ábrego García case

The Trump administration has invoked the state secrets privilege to block questions about the erroneous deportation of Kilmar Ábregars from El Salvador, setting a May 16 hearing on the matter. This follows similar actions against a case involving a mistaken deportation of Venezuelan migrants in 2019. Ábregars, mistakenly deported despite police identifying him as an MS-13 gang member without charges filed, has faced increasing public scrutiny and legal challenges, with his lawyers seeking to depose key officials but facing resistance from the administration, which maintains a closed-door approach to his case.