"A United States immigration judge has denied an asylum bid from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the administration of President Donald Trump wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year before returning him to the US. The rejection, announced late on Wednesday, was hailed by the Trump administration, which has remained defiant after deporting Abrego Garcia in March despite a judge's order. Abrego Garcia's case has become emblematic for critics of abuses under Trump's mass deportation efforts."
"In a post on the social media platform X, the Department of Homeland Security said one thing is certain after the ruling: This Salvadoran man is not going to be able to remain in our country. However, Abrego Garcia will still have 30 days to appeal the decision issued by the Baltimore-based immigration judge. His lawyers did not immediately publicly comment on the latest order."
"Abrego Garcia crossed into the US without documentation as a teenager and has lived in Maryland with his wife and children for several years. He was arrested by immigration authorities in 2019, at which time a judge ruled that he was not eligible to apply for asylum. However, the judge ruled that Abrego Garcia could not be deported to his home country of El Salvador, citing the possibility of his being targeted by a gang there."
An immigration judge denied Kilmar Abrego Garcia's asylum application, following his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year and subsequent return to the United States. The Department of Homeland Security stated the Salvadoran man will not be able to remain in the country, though Abrego Garcia has 30 days to file an appeal. He crossed into the US undocumented as a teenager and lived in Maryland with his wife and children. A 2019 judge found him ineligible for asylum but also ordered that he could not be deported because of gang-targeting risks. He was deported to CECOT in March, returned in June, and then charged with human smuggling.
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