News|MigrationKilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns homeThe Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ‘naked judicial activism’.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention following an order by US District Judge Paula Xinis. The release was mandated due to a lack of legal basis for his re-detention after returning to the United States.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention following an order by US District Judge Paula Xinis. The release was mandated due to a lack of legal basis for his re-detention after returning to the United States.
Abrego Garcia, who has resided in Maryland under protected legal status since 2019, faced deportation under the Trump administration. He was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later returned to the US, where he was detained again. Immigration officials had sought to deport him to various African countries instead of El Salvador.
Judge Xinis's ruling emphasized that the government's detention lacked legal authority. The Department of Homeland Security has expressed intent to appeal the decision, describing it as judicial overreach.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention following an order by US District Judge Paula Xinis.
Abrego Garcia is involved in a federal lawsuit alleging misuse of the deportation process by the Trump administration. Additional charges related to alleged human smuggling have been filed against him, to which he has pleaded not guilty. He has also petitioned to reopen his immigration case to seek asylum in the US.
His attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, is preparing to continue defending against further deportation efforts, underscoring the need for a fair trial.
Based on reporting by Al Jazeera.
