US judge orders Kilmar Abrego released from immigration detention after wrongful deportation
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has ordered that Kilmar Abrego be released from immigration custody as he faces the possibility of a second deportation. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis granted the temporary freedom, allowing Abrego to return to his home in Maryland even after the Trump administration repeatedly warned that he would never be allowed back into the country. This decision marks a key point in a saga that began when Abrego was mistakenly deported to a prison in his native El Salvador in March, then brought back to the United States in June to confront human‑smuggling charges.
Abrego, 30, has been detained since August, when he was taken by immigration officials shortly after being released on bail in a criminal case. Judge Xinis found that Abrego was entitled to release because an immigration judge had failed to issue a formal deportation order in 2019, a year when he had been barred from return to El Salvador due to the danger of gang violence.
The case has become emblematic of the Trump administration’s hard‑line immigration push, with officials portraying Abrego as a public‑safety threat while critics argue that the government has trampled on legal protections in its effort to deport millions of people living in the United States illegally.
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