"U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the government to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody on Thursday, a major legal victory for the man who's been persecuted by the Trump administration ever since his unlawful deportation to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador in March. The government complied with Xinis' furious ruling-which accused it of lying to the court-freeing Abrego Garcia within hours."
"Soon after, it cited new legal authority for his detention and ordered him to return to Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices on Friday morning, with the apparent aim of taking him right back into custody. Xinis issued a last-minute order barring ICE from rearresting Abrego Garcia, preserving his freedom for now. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to seek his incarceration in a dubious criminal case out of Tennessee,"
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ordered released by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis after the government failed to produce a required final order of removal and was accused of lying to the court. The government initially freed Abrego Garcia but then cited new legal authority and instructed him to report to ICE with the apparent aim of re-detaining him. Xinis issued a last-minute order preventing his rearrest and preserving his freedom for now. The Trump administration continues to seek his incarceration through a criminal case in Tennessee while attempting to limit his constitutional right to confront witnesses. Abrego Garcia was unlawfully deported in March to the CECOT prison in El Salvador and has faced ongoing persecution.
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