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Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
- On Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia due to a lack of a workable deportation plan within the detention period.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last year despite facing danger there and was returned to the U.S. federal court before his Dec. 12, 2025 release.
- The judge criticized the government for ignoring Costa Rica's offer and pursuing removal to Uganda, Eswatini, Ghana, and Liberia, with officials feigning ignorance about their plan.
- The court may convert the temporary injunction on rearrest into a permanent order or dissolve it, and the government has until Friday to clarify its plans for Petitioner Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
- As a result, the case has become central to immigration debates, constraining ICE's detention power without realistic removal plans and spotlighting the Tennessee criminal case, which may be vindictive.
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From deportation to court, key events in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s fight with the Trump administration
Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it. His complicated legal fight since then has galvanized both sides of the debate over President…
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