Trump Administration Suspends DOJ Lawyer After Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man

Trump Administration Suspends DOJ Lawyer After Mistaken Deportation of Maryland Man DOJ Lawyer Suspended for Failing to "Zealously Advocate" in Deportation Case The Trump administration has placed a Justice Department (DOJ) attorney on indefinite paid leave after he failed to aggressively defend the government's position in the controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia , a Salvadoran man living in Maryland who was mistakenly expelled from the U.S. last month. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that Erez Reuveni , the DOJ lawyer who represented the government in court, was suspended for not "zealously advocating" on behalf of the United States. "At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States," Bondi told the New York Times . "Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences." Judge Orders Garcia’s Return by Monday The controversy s...