Judge pauses demand for more details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after accusing Trump administration of "bad faith"

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily halted her order requiring the Trump administration to provide information on its efforts so far to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month — just one day after accusing the administration of demonstrating "bad faith" in the proceedings. 

Earlier Wednesday, the Department of Justice asked Maryland-based U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to stay her directive to provide testimony and documents on Abrego Garcia for seven days, and Abrego Garcia's lawyers filed a response. Hours later, Xinis granted a stay of the discovery process until April 30 at 5 p.m. with "the agreement of the parties."

The reason for the stay is unclear since both parties' filings are sealed. Xinis did not explain her reasoning.