Federal Judges Block Trump Administration's Attempts to Re-detain Asylum Seeker Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran asylum seeker wrongly deported by the Trump administration, has been released from detention, with multiple federal judges preventing his re-detention without a hearing.

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Salvadoran asylum seeker Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from immigration detention by a federal judge's order, despite the Department of Homeland Security's strong criticism and plans to appeal.

Multiple federal judges have since issued temporary orders, preventing the Trump administration from re-detaining Garcia without a hearing, ensuring his continued freedom after his release.

Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador in March by the Trump administration, despite a 2019 asylum protection order, and was later held at an immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania.

Returned to the U.S. under court order, Garcia is now suing the Trump administration for alleged punitive deportation and expressed gratitude for his freedom.

Garcia, who secured asylum in 2019 due to a well-founded fear of gang danger, still faces human smuggling charges in Tennessee from a 2022 traffic stop.

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Center-leaning sources frame this story by consistently highlighting the federal judge's strong criticisms of the government's handling of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case. They emphasize legal irregularities and the judge's findings of "wrongful detention" and the government "misleading" the court, portraying the administration's actions as legally questionable and problematic.

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