US Edition3 African Countries Say They Won’t Accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia as Battle Plays Out in Two Courts over His Fate
Judge Paula Xinis will rule on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains detained amid disputed deportation plans after multiple African countries rejected his removal, his trial set for January 27, 2026.
- Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia will seek his immediate release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on Friday, arguing he should stay in the U.S. during proceedings.
- Wrongful deportation to CECOT and asylum claims underpin Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s legal fight after an immigration judge declined to reopen his 2019 case earlier this month.
- ICE official John Schultz testified that Uganda and Ghana refused to accept Abrego Garcia, and Eswatini was later considered after these refusals.
- U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has barred the government from removing Abrego Garcia while his challenge proceeds, and supporters including immigrant rights activists rallied outside the federal courthouse Friday.
- Defense attorneys alleging vindictive and selective prosecution argue that U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw will hear evidence on Nov. 3 to dismiss the charges.
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3 African countries say they won’t accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia as battle plays out in two courts over his fate
Officials from three different African nations have said they won’t let the US deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to their countries, potentially frustrating the Trump administration’s plans to keep him in custody.
Abrego Garcia Has Judge in His Pocket as ‘Final’ Deportation Ruling Expected Soon
Federal courts keep dragging their feet on deporting illegal migrants, and the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia proves the point. This Salvadoran national, tangled up in smuggling charges and a web of immigration dodges, sat through a seven-hour hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, where U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis promised a ruling “as soon as possible.” But with her track record of blocking the Trump administration at every turn, don’t hold your br…
Washington, Oct 10 (EFE).- a U.S. federal judge said Friday that she had doubts about whether it was possible to keep Kilmar Ábrego García in custody after the administration of the president, Donald Trump, had kept him in immigration custody. Judge Paula Xinis, of the Maryland District Court, had called the hearing so that the Trump administration could prove that there were legitimate plans to deport Salvadorian Ábrego García, without which sh…
Judge Hears Arguments on Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa
GREENBELT, Md.—A federal judge heard arguments on Oct. 10 as lawyers for Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia pressed for his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. His attorneys argued that U.S. immigration laws allow illegal immigrants to be detained for up to 90 days, but only pending deportation. Abrego Garcia has been in one form of custody or another since his arrest in March, they said. “The real aim of the go…
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Judge weighs Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention
Rallygoers hold a sign that reads “Free Kilmar” during a rally Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major development in the high-profile case. After a more than six-hour hearing…
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