Trump administration formally invokes state secrets privilege in Abrego Garcia case
Immigration,Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege Wednesday to avoid handing over documents in the legal battle over Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, court records show.
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