Ábrego García's attorneys ask court to fine government for ignoring orders

What they're saying: Sanctioning individual government attorneys is something courts do sparingly, but Ábrego García's attorneys said it is warranted in this case because the government "repeatedly thumbed its nose at Plaintiffs and this Court in court filings, hearings, and public statements to the media."

• Ábrego García's attorneys are seeking documents that could show the government willfully ignored court orders to facilitate Ábrego García's return to the U.S. after he was wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
• The request cites a New York Times story where Homeland Security attorney Joseph N. Mazzara allegedly said of Ábrego García, "We're also trying to keep him where he is."
• The Justice Department declined to comment.

The latest: Ábrego García has since been returned to the U.S., but the government has charged him with smuggling undocumented immigrants in the U.S.