US EditionAbrego Garcia asks for gag order on Bondi, Noem
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team argues that public derogatory statements by top officials risk undermining his constitutional right to a fair trial amid federal human smuggling charges.
- On Thursday, Abrego Garcia's legal team asked U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw in Nashville to gag Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, alleging public comments risk his fair trial.
- After a mistaken deportation earlier this year to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison, the Trump administration repatriated Kilmar Abrego Garcia in June and detained him on human smuggling charges, asserting ties to MS-13 and plans to deport him to Uganda.
- Defense filings point to court orders and publicity as a Tennessee federal grand jury recently indicted Abrego Garcia on one count of conspiracy and one count of unlawful transportation.
- On Monday, Maryland District Judge Paula Xinis ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in a Virginia detention center and barred his deportation until Oct. 6; he attended a protest and ICE Baltimore field office check-in on Aug. 25, 2025.
- The case is shaping legal challenges to the Alien Enemies Act, as Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say he will seek asylum in the U.S. despite planned deportation to Uganda.
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Abrego García Requests Gag Order Against Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem to 'Safeguard His Right to a Fair Trial'
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Thursday to bar Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi from making public comments about their client
Abrego Garcia Pushes Gag Orders for Trump Officials
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have requested that a federal judge in Tennessee place gag orders on Trump officials. The motion, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, “respectfully renews [Abrego Garcia’s] earlier requests that the Court order that all DOJ and DHS officials involved in this case, and all officials in their supervisory chain,” including Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kr…
Kilmar Armando Abrego García's lawyers filed an application with a federal court to prohibit the government from making “extrajudicial comments” on his case. Specifically, they appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.Read more]]>
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers worry he can’t get a fair trial and request gag order for top US officials
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say they are concerned he can’t get a fair trial in his human smuggling case because Trump administration officials keep attacking him with 'highly prejudicial, inflammatory, and false statements.'
Abrego Garcia's lawyers worry he can't get a fair trial and request gag order for top US officials
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say they are concerned he can’t get a fair trial in his human smuggling case because Trump administration officials keep attacking him with “highly prejudicial, inflammatory, and false statements.” The attorneys are asking a federal judge in Tennessee to order U.S. government officials involved with his case — including Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — to hold…
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