US EditionUS judge fails to rule on status of returned deportee Abrego; future of smuggling case uncertain
TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Federal Judge Waverly Crenshaw will decide if Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released while facing human smuggling charges amid concerns he may be deported again before trial.
- A federal judge in Tennessee is considering whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, from jail ahead of trial, but delayed the decision until next week.
- Abrego Garcia's defense team argues he was unlawfully deported to El Salvador in violation of a 2019 immigration court order, while prosecutors claim he is affiliated with MS-13 and poses a danger to the public.
- A separate court in Maryland is considering requiring the Department of Homeland Security to give 72-hour notice before attempting to remove Abrego Garcia if he is released, as there are concerns he could be deported before legal challenges are resolved.
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By Chris Youd, CNN US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Kilmar Ábrego García “a monster” during a press conference in Nashville on Friday. Ábrego García’s case has garnered international attention after he was wrongfully deported and imprisoned in El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison earlier this year. Last month, Ábrego García was returned to Tennessee and is being held in pretrial detention on federal human trafficking charges. Noe…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain jailed in Tennessee as judge weighs arguments on release • Florida Phoenix
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Abrego Garcia, arrives at the Fred Thompson Federal Courthouse on July 16, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photograph by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout ©2025)Kilmar Abrego Garcia will remain incarcerated in Tennessee for at least another week after a federal judge heard prosecutors’ arguments that he poses a flight risk and a danger to the community if released. U.S. District Court Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. …
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