Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be deported until at least early October, judge rules
Federal judge prohibits Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation until after an October 6 hearing on allegations of improper procedures and asylum claims.
- Judge Paula Xinis set an evidentiary hearing for Oct. 6 and barred Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation, who will remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody until at least early October.
- Previously, Abrego Garcia was unlawfully deported in mid-March to El Salvador and later returned to the U.S. to face human-smuggling charges as the Trump administration seeks to deport him again.
- She said she would rule within 30 days of the Oct. 6 hearing while U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis plans to hear testimony from Trump administration officials to assess lawfulness.
- Abrego Garcia’s attorney filed a lawsuit demanding he not be put on any flight until trial, and he is expected to remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during proceedings.
- Ahead of the hearing, Kilmar Abrego Garcia will undergo a credible-fear interview to assess persecution fears in Uganda and seeks to renew his asylum bid before an immigration judge within the Justice Department after his mid-March unlawful deportation to El Salvador.
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Washington. Kilmar Ábrego García, who cannot be deported until at least October, according to a judge, applied for asylum in the United States, hoping to avoid deportation to Uganda.
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El Salvador native Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the target of numerous deportation efforts by the Trump administration, cannot be deported until at least early October, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, at a hearing on Wednesday, extended an Aug. 25 order that blocked his deportation while courts consider his renewed asylum claims. Later that day, she issued a brief order, clarifying that Abrego Garcia must remain within 200 m…
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