Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines against the Trump administration for contempt, arguing that it flagrantly ignored court orders for several weeks...

Ábrego García's case is emblematic of the Trump administration's aggressive push to deport undocumented immigrants, which has sparked nationwide protests this week.

But contempt processes are slow and deliberative, and, when the government’s involved, there’s usually a resolution before penalties kick in.