US EditionJudge denies government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- On June 22, 2025, a Tennessee magistrate judge ruled against keeping Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody and authorized his release on bail while his federal criminal case proceeds.
- The legal proceedings follow Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation to El Salvador in March and federal charges unsealed on June 6 related to migrant smuggling.
- Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens, with his attorneys disputing the charges as attempts to justify his wrongful deportation.
- Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes wrote a 51-page ruling stating the government failed to prove detention was warranted because Abrego Garcia is not an irremediable danger or a flight risk.
- A hearing to evaluate the terms of Abrego Garcia’s release is set for June 25 in Nashville, though possible immigration detention may postpone his ability to rejoin relatives in Maryland.
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The deportation of Kilmar Ábrego Garcías to El Salvador caused a stir. Now, back in the USA, he is to be released from prison. He is under investigation.
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Tennessee judge says the Justice Department has not made a compelling case for Kilmar Ábrego García to remain in pretrial detention, though the man, who was wrongly deported and returned to the United States, is likely to remain in federal immigration custody. Ábrego García is being held in Tennessee while facing a federal indictment for smuggling undocumented immigrants across state lines in 2022. The United States ret…
The Baltimore Sun
The Daily ItemTennessee judge denies motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained
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A judge in the state of Tennessee ordered the release this Sunday of Salvadoran Kilmar Ábrego García, who returned to the United States after being deported to El Salvador for “error” of President Donald Trump’s government, but faces trial for alleged human trafficking.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Abrego Garcia ordered released pending trial on migrant smuggling charges
By Luc Cohen
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