GREENBELT, Md. (DC News Now) — The same attorney who admitted in court that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported has released a slew of emails backing up his whistleblower letter, claiming that a top Justice Department official was willing to outright ignore court orders.
Erez Reuveni, formerly the Acting Deputy Director for the Office of Immigration Litigation, said in a whistleblower complaint from June 24 that he became aware of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plans to resist court orders during its deportation efforts.
In the 27-page letter, Reuveni details his experience trying to argue on behalf of the government in three separate cases while refusing to violate laws. After adamantly expressing concerns to his superiors, he said his professional advice was mostly ignored by the DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
His 15-year legal career came to a crossroads when he admitted in court during the Abrego Garcia case that the Maryland resident and El Salvador national was deported in error, due to being granted a protected withholding of removal to his home country.
He believed that, despite the high-profile nature of the case, it would be resolved through a straightforward return of Abrego Garcia to the United States.
In his letter, Reuvini claimed that Abrego Garcia’s wrongful termination was the third “illegal order” that arose in recent months.
Emails between Reuveni and James Percival — senior...
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