Rep. Mike Lawler (RN.Y.) said he agreed to a Supreme Court decision Thursday calling for the Trump administration to promote the return of Maryland men who were mistakenly deported to El Salvador.
“He should be returned and obviously they should follow the law there,” Lawler said at CNN's City Hall.
However, Lawler continued to praise President Trump's attitude towards immigration.
“If someone commits a violent crime in this country, if they commit a crime, they should be deported,” the lawmaker said.
In a court's emergency ruling issued late Thursday, the Supreme Court had directed the lower court judge to clarify the language of her order, but she said she acted appropriately to ensure that Kilmer Abrego Garcia's case was treated as “if he was not sent inappropriately to El Salvador.”
Abrego Garcia is a Salvadorian citizen who has been living in Maryland since 2011 when he was 16 years old. The immigration judge issued an order in 2019 that prevented authorities from banishing him to El Salvador amid concerns that he could face violence in the country.
However, Abrego Garcia was still on one of the many flights that left the US on March 15th and arrived in El Salvador. The Trump administration has since criticised it for “administrative errors,” but said it had no power to bring Abrego Garcia back to the US.
Trump campaigned heavily on immigration issues when he headed to the White House in 2024. Roller was reelection in 2026 in one of the most competitive homes. The nonpartisan chef's political report rated Roller's seat in New York's 17th Congressional District as “toss-up.”
