"Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves a check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office the day after a federal judge ordered his release from a detention, on December 12, 2025. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images A federal judge has issued an order forbidding immigration officials from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father who was illegally deported to a super-prison in El Salvador earlier this year."
"Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant and U.S. legal resident, was deported in March, when the Trump administration wrongly alleged, without evidence, that he was associated with the MS-13 gang. When it became clear that Abrego Garcia's deportation was improper, the administration doubled down, with President Donald Trump going so far as to share a blatantly photoshopped image of "MS-13" tattooed on Abrego Garcia's hands."
"Abrego Garcia was sent to the CECOT super-prison in El Salvador before being returned to the U.S. in June, following court orders demanding that he be sent back to the U.S. Upon his return, the Trump administration again detained Abrego Garcia, this time claiming, without evidence, that a minor 2022 traffic incident in Tennessee proved he was trafficking immigrants across the country."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant and U.S. legal resident, was deported in March after the Trump administration alleged without evidence that he was associated with the MS-13 gang. The administration promoted a photoshopped image showing "MS-13" tattooed on his hands. He was sent to the CECOT super-prison in El Salvador and returned to the United States in June following court orders. Upon return he was detained again amid unsubstantiated claims linking a 2022 Tennessee traffic incident to immigrant trafficking. Maryland District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that his continued detention violated due process and ordered his release and forbade re-detention.
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