An “administrative error” that led to a Maryland man being deported to a brutal prison in El Salvador as part of Donald Trump’s immigration policy has thrust Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia into the national spotlight.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken to El Salvador on March 15 because of what the Trump administration has called an "administrative error."

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to an El Salvador prison.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the United States must bring back a man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month.

In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes.

A federal judge ruled Friday that a Maryland father who was mistakenly deported ​to a prison in El Salvador must be returned to the U.S. by Monday, April 7.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, amid legal disputes over gang affiliations and deportation policies.