2 h. ago Judge Orders Abrego Garcia Released on Smuggling Charges Before Trial

The order to release Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia from criminal custody as he awaits trial was a rebuke to the Trump administration. But he is likely to remain in immigration custody.

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3 h. ago Federal judge says Abrego Garcia can be released on bail. That doesn't mean he will be

A federal judge in Tennessee ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia can be released on bail while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. But ICE has indicated it may arrest him if he leaves prison.

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5 h. ago ICE will likely detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite judge's motion for his release

In her order on Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes said the court "will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed."

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5 h. ago Judge rules Abrego Garcia must be released while awaiting trial

Judge rules Abrego Garcia must be released while awaiting trial  Washington Examiner

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6 h. ago Judge denies government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

In her order on Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes said the court "will give Abrego the due process that he is guaranteed."

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9 d. ago Returned illegal Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty; judge yet to rule on pretrial custody

After nearly six hours of testimony in federal court Friday, alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked out of court without a judge's determination on custody.

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9 d. ago Judge Signals Openness to Granting Bail to Returned Deportee

Denying the Justice Department’s request to detain the deportee would be a significant rebuke of the Trump administration, which has repeatedly cast him as a dangerous criminal.

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1 week ago Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seek Sanctions Against Trump Officials

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers asked the judge in the case to appoint a special master to investigate the failure by Trump officials to comply with her instructions.

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1 week ago Defense Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Ask Judge to Release Him Pretrial

The request came as lawyers in Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s separate civil case were poised to ask a different judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt for sidestepping one of her orders.

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2 w. ago Kilmar Abrego Garcia indicted on human trafficking charges, ordered to appear before judge in Nashville

Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia is headed back to the U.S. to face federal charges for allegedly smuggling migrants, some linked to MS-13.

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