Judge pauses Abrego Garcia's release from federal custody
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran native living Maryland, was mistakenly deported in March to a mega-prison in his home country of El Salvador -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution -- after the Trump administration claimed he was a member of the criminal gang MS-13,
A magistrate judge in Tennessee issued a 30-day stay on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from criminal detention in that state.
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have accused U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of violating court rules in her Nashville press conference.
Former federal prosecutor and acting ICE Director Jonathan Fahey weighs in a judge pausing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release and the rise in ICE detainers in New York City.
While campaigning, President Trump promised to prioritize deportation for people without legal status who were a threat to public safety. But Abrego Garcia, who had been living in the United States for over a decade, had no criminal record before he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador this year.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia says said he was kicked and hit so often after arrival that by the following day, he had visible bruises and lumps all over his body.
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The Trump administration faces setbacks as judges in Tennessee and Maryland block the deportation of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, with officials suggesting they may violate court orders.
In the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the administration appears primarily concerned with ensuring that a man it has described as a “dangerous illegal alien” never walks free on U.S. soil.
The Justice Dept. argued Salvadoran man Kilmar Abrego Garcia's suit over his mistaken deportation should be moot.
Two years after he was pulled over during a routine traffic stop in Tennessee, prosecutors have charged Kilmar Abrego Garcia with human smuggling.