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Deportation Error Abrego Garcia
Immigrant activists rally outside of the United States District Court District of Maryland in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Greenbelt, Md.
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A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia should can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. The judge ordered his release on Dec. 11 after finding that officials had no viable plan to deport him, and he cannot be held indefinitely. Back in 2019, an immigration judge barred his deportation to his home country of El Salvador. His mistaken deportation there in March has become a lightning rod in the immigration debate. Officials now say they will deport him to a third country.
