Fed Judge Orders Abrego Garcia Immediate Release from ICE

Friday, December 12, 2025

A Maryland judge on Thursday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to his home country earlier this year, from immigration custody.

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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released.

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"Because respondents have no statutory authority to remove Abrego Garcia to a third country absent a removal order, his removal cannot be considered reasonably foreseeable, imminent, or consistent with due process," Xinis wrote in Thursday's order.

"Although respondents may eventually get it right, they have not as of today," the judge continued. "Thus, Abrego Garcia's detention for the stated purpose of third country removal cannot continue.

Respondents' conduct over the past months belie that his detention has been for the basic purpose of effectuating removal, lending further support that Abrego Garcia should be held no longer."

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Deport Trump!

Israel will take him.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-11 11:31 AM | Reply

@#1 ... "Because respondents have no statutory authority to remove Abrego Garcia to a third country absent a removal order, his removal cannot be considered reasonably foreseeable, imminent, or consistent with due process," Xinis wrote in Thursday's order.

"Although respondents may eventually get it right, they have not as of today," the judge continued. ... [emphasis mine]

So ... Pres Trump's DoJ chalks up another legal failure in their obeyance of Pres Trump?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-12 06:45 PM | Reply

Another Liberal Judge who puts
Illegal Immigrants and Terrorists
ahead of Law Abiding United States Citizens.
--Republicans

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-12-12 06:56 PM | Reply

Prolly he shouldn't have eaten that cat, right Trumpers?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-12-12 09:11 PM | Reply

This will destroy the country.

Mark my words!

Thebull (16 plonks) will need to be placed on suicide watch.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-12-13 08:47 AM | Reply

This guy will be in custody within a week, charged with spitting on the sidewalk, aggravated jaywalking and not covering his mouth when he coughs. Sentence of death by hanging or deportation to Upper Volta, or both ...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-12-13 12:53 PM | Reply