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Abrego Garcia asks to delay release from jail amid Trump threats of deportation

MARYLAND AND TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES, JUN 27 – Attorneys seek extended detention for Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid fears of immediate deportation despite a 2019 order protecting him from removal to El Salvador, highlighting legal conflicts.

  • Amid conflicting statements, his attorneys filed a motion to delay his release until a July 16 hearing, aiming to keep him in custody in Tennessee.
  • Earlier this year, he was deported to El Salvador in March despite a 2019 court order, and the Justice Department returned him last month to face charges.
  • Under Trump administration policies, Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be detained and deported, while he faces human smuggling charges and has pleaded not guilty.
  • Prosecutors are appealing the ruling and plan to call a Department of Homeland Security investigator Wednesday, and the court agreed to delay release until July 16 despite limited enforcement control.
  • Future proceedings could determine his immediate release and set a precedent, underscoring due process challenges.
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show

Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case. Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes, 38, has been convicted of smuggling migrants and illegally reentering the United States after having been deported. He also pleaded guilty to “deadly conduct” in connection with a separate incident where he drunkenly fired a …

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