🔗 Share this article Federal Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE Custody A court has ordered the immediate discharge of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody, finding his continued detainment is without lawful basis. "Since Abrego Garcia's release after erroneous imprisonment in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without legal justification," the judge stated in her ruling. The case stems from a mistaken deportation to El Salvador in March, which US authorities later acknowledged was an mistake. Following his return to the United States to answer alien smuggling charges, he was held in immigration detention. In her order, the judge pointed out that the authorities lacks a current deportation order, which prevents them from deporting Mr. Abrego Garcia "at this juncture." Background of the Legal Challenge The court proceedings center on conflicting assertions. While the Trump administration argues that Abrego Garcia is a affiliate of the MS-13 criminal organization, he categorically disputes this claim. He has also entered a not guilty plea to the smuggling charges, which are part of a ongoing trial in Tennessee. Conditions of Freedom The judge, who was overseeing his petition to removal in a Maryland district court, determined that he must now adhere to the conditions of his bond from custody in Tennessee. This order effectively transfers his supervision to the jurisdiction handling his criminal case. This decision represents a notable turn in a complicated legal case featuring claims of mistaken imprisonment and disputed criminal associations.