1. United States
2. Mo.
3. Letter

I am writing as a concerned constituent to express my outrage at the Department of Justice’s defiance of a federal court order in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. I demand that you publicly call on the DOJ to comply immediately with the order to return Mr. Abrego Garcia to the United States. This situation is an injustice and an affront to the rule of law, and I urge you to use your authority to ensure it is rectified without delay. Mr. Abrego Garcia is a lawful U.S. resident with a DHS-issued work permit . He has no criminal record whatsoever . He is also the husband of an American citizen and the devoted father of a U.S. citizen child . Yet despite his legal status and family ties, on March 15 Mr. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to El Salvador – a deportation carried out in flagrant violation of a 2019 court order that had explicitly protected him from removal to that country . This inhumane act tore a father away from his wife and young son and sent him into a notorious Salvadoran prison rife with human rights abuses . His U.S. citizen wife, Jennifer, has not even been able to speak with him since he was taken away . It is hard to imagine a more cruel and unnecessary family separation. Even the federal government admits it made a mistake in this case. In court, a DOJ attorney conceded that “Abrego Garcia should not have been removed”  – acknowledging there was no legal authorization for his deportation. ICE officials themselves have blamed an “administrative error” for wrongfully deporting Mr. Garcia . Shockingly, however, the Department of Justice has done nothing to correct its mistake . Instead of taking responsibility and bringing this man back to his family, officials are absurdly claiming they have “no authority” to retrieve the very person they unlawfully removed . This excuse is as outrageous as it is indefensible – they put him there, they can bring him back . Judge Paula Xinis has rightly denounced Mr. Garcia’s deportation as “an illegal act” . She issued a lawful order directing the government to “facilitate and effectuate” Mr. Garcia’s return by April 7 . The administration’s refusal to obey this order is a blatant betrayal of the rule of law and a disgrace to American democratic values. It is outrageous that a U.S. government agency would willfully defy a federal judge’s directive – behavior that undermines the very foundations of our democracy. When the executive branch behaves as if it is above the law, it shreds the principle of checks and balances and brings shame on our country. The public interest demands that our government follow the law, not flout it . I will be watching closely for your response and actions on this urgent matter. Thank you for your attention to this issue. I hope to see you live up to the highest principles of your office by demanding justice in this case.