Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in jail as lawyers spar over potential deportation if he is released pending trial

Judge calls DOJ’s motion to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit “meritless”

A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s motions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit over his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, calling one of the government’s motions “meritless.” She did not immediately rule on Abrego Garcia’s motion to be moved to federal custody in Maryland, pending his criminal trial in Tennessee on human trafficking charges. …

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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release before trial, but he will likely be detained by ICE

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but he will likely be detained by ICE

A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free. At his June 13 detention hearing, prosecutors said U.S. Immigration…

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