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The Supreme Court will require the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was sent to El Salvador in error.

"The order properly requires the Government to 'facilitate' Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador," the Supreme Court's unsigned order stated. "The intended scope of the term 'effectuate' in the District Court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Court’s authority. The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs. For its part, the Government should be prepared to share what it can concerning the steps it has taken and the prospect of further steps."

There were no noted dissents.

Notably, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration's mistaken removal of Garcia to El Salvador was "illegal."

The court acknowledges that the status of Garcia as an alleged MS-13 gang member -- and potential threat to the American public -- remains contested. It also makes clear he is under an order to be removed from the U.S. — but expressly not to El Salvador.

The unsigned order does side with President Donald Trump's administration in believing the lower court's deadline to return Mr. Garcia was not acceptable. That deadline has now passed, and the issue is moot.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a statement agreeing with the Court's decision and reaffirming due process requirements owed all migrants in U.S. custody.

In response to the ruling, Garcia's attorney told ABC News "the rule of law prevailed."

“The Supreme Court upheld the District Judge’s order that the government has to bring Kilmar home," said Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg. "Now they need to stop wasting time and get moving."

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Laura Romero

Kathleen Sgamma, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management, has withdrawn her nomination, the White House confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.

The withdrawal comes after it was reported that she wrote a memo in 2021 affirming the results of the 2020 election and criticizing Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

"We accept her withdrawal and look forward to putting forth another nominee," White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said.

The announcement comes after the outlet Documented reported a memo that Sgamma allegedly sent while she was the president of Western Energy Alliance, an oil industry group.

The memo from Sgamma said she was "disgusted by the violence" at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and by his role in "spreading misinformation."

In the reported memo, Sgamma also said the election of President Joe Biden provided "hope for a resurgence of sanity" and she wished Biden well.

Sgamma didn't return messages to ABC News for comment.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Allison Pecorin and Michelle Stoddart

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed reports that U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink would depart her post, but she didn’t give an exact timeline for when that was expected to happen.

"Ambassador Brinks has been ambassador at the embassy in Ukraine for three years during a time of war -- for those three years, an extraordinary performance there, and we wish her well," Bruce said.

Brink is a career diplomat and was nominated to the post in 2022 by then-President Joe Biden and confirmed that same year.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

During Thursday's Cabinet briefing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Trump administration's crack down on student visa holders who it alleges are breaking the law.

Rubio claimed that the United States is open to student visas but warned of people who allegedly "vandalize a library, take over a campus and do all kinds of crazy things."

"So when we identify lunatics like these, we take away their student visa. No one's entitled to a student visa," he said.

"The press of student visa is like there's some sort of birthright. No, a student visa is like me inviting you into my home. If you come into my home and put all kinds of crap on my couch, I'm going to kick you out of my house," he added.