The fight over the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador now returns to the U.S. court system.

The case of the wrongly deported Maryland resident began with a 2019 police encounter at a Home Depot parking lot. It has since become an emblem of the Trump administration’s massive deportation effort.

The courts ordered the administration to facilitate his return after he was deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.

Approximately 44 people” were administratively arrested ​​and one person was arrested on an obstruction charge, Homeland Security Investigations said.

A local immigrant rights organization said more than 45 people were detained in the operations, which were described as “random sweeps.”

Federal immigration authorities carried out enforcement activities at several locations in Los Angeles on Friday, with some clashes breaking out as crowds gathered outside a warehouse and other locations across the city to protest the activity.