Kilmar Abrego Garcia back in U.S. facing federal criminal charges
Meanwhile, a day after Trump and Elon Musk hurled insults at one another online, a senior White House official told NBC News that Trump is "not interested" in a call with his former adviser.
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- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador, has been returned to the United States to face human smuggling charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced this afternoon.
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration today, allowing the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security data.
- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to carry out layoffs at the Department of Education that, combined with workers who've accepted buyouts, would reduce its workforce by about half.
- A former federal inmate pardoned by Trump was named Bureau of Prisons deputy director.
The attorney general said during a news conference this afternoon that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has returned to the United States after he was deported to an El Salvador prison in March. Follow along for live updates.