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Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from jail. Here's what to know

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been freed from jail. Here's what to know

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from a Tennessee jail to await his trial on federal human smuggling charges.

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Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail

Read full article: Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail

A federal judge in Maryland has prohibited the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he’s released from jail in Tennessee while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

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Judge won't rule this week on releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail

Read full article: Judge won't rule this week on releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail

A federal judge in Tennessee says he won't immediately rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

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Judge scolds Justice Department for 'refusal' to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Read full article: Judge scolds Justice Department for 'refusal' to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Maryland has scolded the Trump administration for its “utter refusal” to detail deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge

Read full article: Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge

The Trump administration hasn’t decided where it would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is freed from a Tennessee jail.

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US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

Read full article: US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

A U.S. government attorney says the U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges.

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Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges

Read full article: Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges

The Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him to a country that is not his native El Salvador.

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Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking removal of immigrants

Read full article: Trump administration sues all 15 Maryland federal judges over order blocking removal of immigrants

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order blocking the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals, ratcheting up a fight with the federal judiciary over President Donald Trump’s executive powers.

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Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contempt

Read full article: Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to fine Trump administration for contempt

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Maryland to impose fines and other sanctions against the Trump administration.

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Unsealed records in Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown

Read full article: Unsealed records in Abrego Garcia case offer few details that are new, unknown

A federal judge has ordered the unsealing of several court documents in the lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation.

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Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers

Read full article: Trump’s clash with the courts raises prospect of showdown over separation of powers

The Trump administration has been pushing back against certain court rulings it doesn't like in the hundreds of cases filed against it in the past few months.

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US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says

Read full article: US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is 'inadequate,' judge says

A federal judge has told the Trump administration that its explanation for state secrets privilege in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is "inadequate."

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Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case

Read full article: Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case

The Trump administration is invoking the “state secrets privilege” in an apparent attempt to avoid answering a judge’s questions about its mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.

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A man with an open asylum case was deported. His lawyers want to know if there are others

Read full article: A man with an open asylum case was deported. His lawyers want to know if there are others

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become a household name as the Trump administration wages an intense legal battle to keep him locked up in an El Salvador prison despite his mistaken deportation.

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Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022

Read full article: Tennessee police release video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia traffic stop in 2022

Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules

Read full article: Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules

A federal judge has again directed the Trump administration to provide information about efforts to retrieve Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison.

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In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

Read full article: In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

President Donald Trump says “I could” bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador if he wanted.

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Judge rules the Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a man to El Salvador

Read full article: Judge rules the Trump administration violated a 2019 settlement in deporting a man to El Salvador

A judge nominated by President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man deported to El Salvador despite having a pending asylum application.

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Federal judge for the Abrego Garcia case had a contentious Senate confirmation

Read full article: Federal judge for the Abrego Garcia case had a contentious Senate confirmation

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis is the latest judge at odds with the Trump administration.

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Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on any efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US

Read full article: Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on any efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US

A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis came Wednesday, just one day after she blasted the Trump administration for ignoring her orders by refusing to provide information.

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Judge castigates Trump administration for 'bad faith' in Abrego Garcia's deportation case

Read full article: Judge castigates Trump administration for 'bad faith' in Abrego Garcia's deportation case

A federal judge says the Trump administration is ignoring court orders, obstructing the legal process and acting in “bad faith” by refusing to provide information about the steps they have taken, if any, to free a mistakenly deported man from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. Tuesday's order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis gives the Trump administration until Wednesday evening to explain exactly why officials think the information should be considered protected state...

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Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

Read full article: Trump officials' defiance over Abrego Garcia's deportation is 'shocking,' appeals court says

A federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return.

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The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation order

Read full article: The Latest: Judge finds probable cause to hold administration in contempt over deportation order

A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold President Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador.

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US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Read full article: US judge presses Trump administration on its refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge says she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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US still won't say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision

Read full article: US still won't say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision

The Trump administration is doubling down on its decision not to tell a federal court whether it has any plans to repatriate a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month and remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies

Read full article: From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies

President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in hearings in key cases.

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'Extremely troubling' that US can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says

Read full article: 'Extremely troubling' that US can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says

Lawyers for the Trump administration say they are unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man

Read full article: Supreme Court says Trump administration must work to bring back mistakenly deported Maryland man

The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal.

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Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Read full article: Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Chief Justice John Roberts has agreed to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'

Read full article: Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was 'wholly lawless'

A federal judge says the U_S_ government’s decision to arrest a Maryland man and send him to a notorious prison in El Salvador appears to be “wholly lawless.”.

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Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Read full article: Trump administration argues judge cannot order return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

The Trump administration is asking an appeals court to suspend a judge's order for the government to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported from the U.S. to a notorious El Salvador prison.

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The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

Read full article: The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, a judge says

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.

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