US EditionJudge denies government's request to delay Abrego Garcia's legal proceedings
Federal judge ruled against delay request amid government shutdown, demanding evidence on deportation plans to Eswatini and highlighting government unpreparedness.
- On October 6, Judge Paula Xinis denied the government's request to delay Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal proceedings, highlighting the "important fundamental questions" involved in the case.
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported in error to El Salvador, faces criminal charges in Tennessee.
- Abrego Garcia's attorneys argue that his indefinite detention is unjustified, stating there is no significant likelihood of his removal in the near future.
- The government is now trying to deport Abrego Garcia to another country, possibly Uganda or Eswatini, despite a ruling banning his removal from the U.S.
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The judge who oversees Kilmar Abrego García’s deportation case in Maryland denied Monday the government’s request to delay proceedings due to the government’s closure. The ruling came Monday during a state conference held in the Abrego García case, the Salvadoran mistakenly deported to El Salvador last March and then returned to the United States in June to face criminal charges in Tennessee. District federal judge Paula Xinis said she felt “obl…
Judge rejects Trump admin’s bid to delay Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation case over government shutdown
A Maryland judge Monday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to delay alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case because of the government shutdown.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported once. Now the Trump administration wants him deported to Eswatini.
The Rev. Michael Vanacore leads a prayer before a rally ends Oct. 6, 2025, outside U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, before a hearing in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to produce evidence within 48 hours on its efforts to again deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, this time to the southern African country of Eswatini. That …
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