US EditionJudge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention
Judge Paula Xinis ruled ICE detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a final removal order, ordering his immediate release amid ongoing criminal charges and deportation disputes.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after granting a habeas corpus petition.
- After being wrongfully deported in March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador despite a prior deportation ban, then returned and charged by the Trump administration.
- Prosecutors say the 2022 Tennessee stop involved Kilmar Abrego Garcia driving a van with eight passengers, none with identification, facing human smuggling and conspiracy charges he denies.
- The judge freed Abrego Garcia while he continues to fight criminal charges brought by the Trump administration, and the Department of Homeland Security is expected to appeal and update the court by 5 p.m. Thursday.
- The court noted ICE's pursuit of third-country removals and questioned its purpose after respondents misrepresented Liberia as the only option, while his mistaken deportation rallied critics of the Trump administration.
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What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from immigration custody
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, has been released from immigration detention, and a judge has temporarily blocked any further efforts to detain him.
Abrego García freed from jail on judge’s order
What happenedA federal judge in Maryland Thursday ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego García from an ICE detention facility in Pennsylvania, ruling that the government was holding the Salvadoran immigrant “without lawful authority.”Abrego García, whose wrongful deportation to a notorious El Salvador prison in March became an early flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown, was freed shortly before U.S. Di…
Abrego Garcia vows to ‘fight’ against Trump administration as judge prohibits further detention
Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves with Lydia Walther-Rodriguez of Casa in Maryland, after a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge’s order. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) On Thursday, Xinis ruled that the Trump administration had no legal authority to continue holding him in custody while pushing for his removal to a third co…
Judge Rules Trump Admin Has No Authority to Deport Abrego
Two judges found Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an M-13 gangbanger. It makes no difference to Democrats. A District Judge ruled that Abrego must remain free from ICE custody. This order came from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis claimed that the Trump administration lacked the legal authority to continue holding Abrego. He is the left’s new […] The post Judge Rules Trump Admin Has No Authority to Deport Abrego appeared first on www.independentsentinel.…
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