US EditionJudge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues
Judge Xinis blocked ICE from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia through the holidays, citing lack of lawful removal order and concerns about indefinite detention without timely deportation plan.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement from re‑detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia through the Christmas holiday in a Maryland hearing.
- On Friday, Abrego Garcia's attorneys filed a motion seeking sanctions against the Trump administration for violating a court order after Chief Border Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino called him an `alien smuggler` and `wife beater`, and sought a temporary restraining order to prevent re‑detention.
- He was brought back to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges in Tennessee and has pleaded not guilty, with trial scheduled for January.
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Kilmar Abrego García will be able to spend Christmas with her family after spending much of the year in detention. District Federal Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland issued an order on Monday night demanding that government lawyers file a report by December 26 on whether they plan to put her back in immigration custody and with what legal authority they would do so. Her lawyers have until December 30 to respond. Meanwhile, a temporary restraining or…
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Alaska BeaconKilmar Abrego Garcia can remain a free man for the holidays, judge rules
Kilmar Abrego Garcia smiles Monday as he leaves the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt holding the hand of his wife, Jennifer Vazquez Sura. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)A federal district judge ruled Monday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free from government custody, allowing him to spend the Christmas and New Year’s holidays with his family in Beltsville. Judge Paula Xinis came after a contentious one-hour hearing in U.S. Dist…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free from immigration custody for now • Maine Morning Star
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, an attorney for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, speaks following a hearing in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)GREENBELT, Md. — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis will retain an order keeping the wrongly deported El Salvador national Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of federal custody for the rest of the year, the judge said at a Monday hearing. In the first hearing that Abrego…
Judge Paula Xinis forbids Trump government from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again during Christmas holidays
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