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BREAKING: Donald Trump gets crushing news as a federal judge orders depositions from several administration officials over the White House's failure to take the court-ordered steps to facilitate the return of the innocent Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

This scandal just went supernova...

"What the record shows is that nothing has been done. Nothing. I asked for reports from individuals with direct knowledge and I’ve gotten very little information of any value," said U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis, adding that she gave "a very simple directive" for the government to update her on steps taken.

She stated that she is not yet holding the government in contempt of court but floated the idea of taking that drastic step if the issue is not properly addressed soon.

For now, she has ordered the Trump administration to furnish documents and responses to interrogatories. Better still, she has ordered that four MAGA officials who signed affidavits in the case must sit for depositions no later than April 23rd.

This move will allow Abrego Garcia’s attorneys to grill Trump immigration officials, exposing them in the process and likely inflicting a major black eye on this habitually dishonest White House.

Drew Ensign, an attorney for the Trump administration, suggested that they may attempt to prevent at least one of the depositions and that they are working to appeal Xinis's order because "we don't believe discovery is appropriate."

"You lost. This is now about the scope of the remedy,” Xinis shot back, stating that there is nothing left to appeal at this point.

The hearing centered around the Trump administration's failure to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that they "facilitate" the return of Abrego Garcia. It bears mentioning that the administration has already admitted in court that Abrego Garcia was accidentally deported due to an "administrative error."

Ensign tried to argue that the judge should employ a narrow definition of the word "facilitate" and said that the administration would help Abrego return "if he appears at a port of entry or U.S. embassy we will facilitate his return."

Since El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has already falsely smeared Abrego Garcia as a "terrorist" and stated that he will not release him from prison, he has no way of reaching a port of entry.

Judge Xinis said that Ensign's argument "flies in the face of the plain meaning of the word.”

"The bottom line is it was a very simple directive. My question, that the high court squarely affirmed I can ask, is what have you done?" she said. "I’ve gotten nothing. I’ve gotten no real response, nor have I gotten any legitimate reason."

"We’re going to move. There will be no tolerance for gamesmanship and grandstanding," she added.

"There are no business hours while we do this – there are going to be two intense weeks of discovery," she stated later.

"Cancel vacation, cancel other appointments. I’m usually pretty good about that in my courtroom, but not this time. It won’t be a convenience issue," she added.

Clearly, Judge Xinis will not rest until Abrego Garcia is returned home to his family. God bless her