Kilmar Abrego Garcia awaits a federal judge's decision on his potential release from jail to face human smuggling charges. The case has drawn significant attention due to the previous wrongful deportation of Garcia to El Salvador, which violated a judge's order protecting him from such action due to gang violence threats. ICE plans to initiate deportation proceedings if he is released. Abrego Garcia's attorneys have labeled the charges against him as baseless. A hearing has been scheduled, following the prosecutors' concerns over his flight risk and safety to the community.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have stated they will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, potentially sending him to a third country such as Mexico or South Sudan. The immigration judge's 2019 order had shielded Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador, due to concerns about gang violence he could face there. The Trump administration previously wrongfully deported him to El Salvador in March, claiming he was a member of the MS-13 gang, accusations he has denied and for which he was never charged.
US District judge Waverly D Crenshaw Jr is scheduled to rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail to await trial on human smuggling charges. Federal prosecutors have filed a motion to revoke the earlier release order made by magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes, arguing that Abrego Garcia poses a flight risk and a danger to the community. Holmes determined he was not a flight risk and had set conditions for his release, which included wearing an ankle bracelet and living with his brother.
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