Legal experts say it is the first time a U.S. government has claimed that unclassified information is a state secret.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it has deported 17 more “violent criminals” from the Tren de Aragua and MS-13 gangs to El Salvador, as it doubles down on a policy of removing people from the U.S. to countries other than their own despite criticism over lack of transparency and human rights issues.

The Trump administration acknowledged mistakenly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man with protected legal status, to a notorious El Salvador prison. While his lawyers dispute any gang affiliations,

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 missin

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration erroneously deported a Salvadoran man as part of three high-profile deportation flights to El Salvador last month, after a judge's ruling prohibited the man's removal to his home country,

The Trump administration acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man to a notorious foreign prison—but is arguing against returning him, citing lack of jurisdiction.

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing that it had wrongly deported an immigrant living in Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador despite a judge’s ruling prohibiting it, but said U.

The Trump administration acknowledged late Monday that it mistakenly deported a Salvadoran man protected from removal, sending him to a facility in El Salvador where they argue they are unable to