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Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

Judge Xinis will consider legal arguments about the lawfulness of detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid disputes over valid removal orders and deportation destinations.

  • A federal judge will hear arguments about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to immigration custody after he was free for over a week.
  • U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia cannot be deported anywhere without a removal order.
  • The government has planned to deport Abrego Garcia to several countries, but officials have yet to acknowledge Costa Rica as a viable option.
  • Abrego Garcia, who immigrated illegally from El Salvador, faces threats of deportation to various countries that never agreed to accept him.
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A federal judge questioned Monday whether government officials can be trusted to comply with orders that prevent them from placing Kilmar Abrego García in immigration custody or deporting him. District federal judge Paula Xinis pointed out that Abrego García had already been deported without legal authorization once and said he was “increasingly impatient” with the government’s misrepresentations in his court. “Why should I give the defendants t…

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By Devan Cole and Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN - An apparently frustrated federal judge pressed the Trump administration Monday to share its next steps in the rapidly unfolding saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, days after she ruled he was being illegally detained in immigration custody. During an hour-long hearing that at times became heated, the U.S. District Judge...

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Federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia should remain free for now

A federal judge on Monday questioned whether government officials could be trusted to follow orders barring them from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immigration custody or deporting him.

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Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

A federal judge must decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody after being free for just over a week. The judge ordered his release...

A federal judge kept in force the order that prevents the arrest or deportation of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego García, warning irregularities in his immigration process, while his defense insists that he is ready to travel to Costa Rica.United States.- District federal judge Paula Xinis questioned this Monday whether the government of former President Donald Trump can be considered reliable to comply with court orders prohibiting the arrest or depo…

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Las Vegas Sun broke the news in Las Vegas, United States on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
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