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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Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum
The Trump administration is fighting Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to apply for asylum. It argues that he’s ineligible as a member of the MS-13 gang.
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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Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks US asylum to avoid deportation to Uganda, citing persecution fears. He faces smuggling charges, denies MS-13 ties, and awaits an October hearing while remaining in custody.


Judge Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Cannot Be Deported Until October
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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