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04/16/2025

Judge in Abrego Garcia Case Blasts DOJ's Inaction

She also ordered officials to testify under oath

The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia took Justice Department attorneys to task over their inaction Tuesday, ordering government officials to testify under oath in order to resolve Abrego Garcia's wrongful detention.

Saying "The Supreme Court has spoken," U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered expedited discovery -- in which officials are put under oath -- in order to "apply the law to the facts."

The judge told Department of Justice lawyers that she was ordering expedited discovery "specifically to determine whether you are fighting the court order, my court orders, whether you intend to abide by the court orders."

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