By April 21, the judge is directing DOJ lawyers to submit discovery requests from Abrego Garcia’s lawyers.
She also mandated that the lawyers for Abrego Garcia notify the four government representatives who have updated the court on their status regarding depositions.
According to Xinis, expedited discovery is anticipated to be completed by April 28 at the latest, and the depositions must be finished by April 23.
In spite of a 2019 court order that prohibited his deportation to his homeland out of fear of persecution.
Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration claims is a member of the criminal gang MS-13, is about to begin his second month in a mega-prison in El Salvador after being sent there on March 15.