Politics Feb 26 Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks U.S. judge to dismiss criminal charges, saying Trump administration's case is vindictive By Travis Loller, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can't be re-detained by immigration authorities A federal judge has ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him. By Travis Loller, Associated Press
Politics Dec 30 Justice Department pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after deportation mistake, judge's order says A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority,” only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. By Travis Loller, Associated Press
Nation Dec 22 Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. By Gary Fields, Travis Loller, Associated Press
Nation Dec 12 Immigration officials can't re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia without a hearing, federal judge orders The order came as Abrego Garcia appeared at a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office roughly 14 hours after he walked out of immigration detention facility in Pennsylvania. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Dec 11 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: Indiana GOP votes down effort to redraw electoral maps in rare Trump rebuke In our news wrap Thursday, Indiana's GOP-led Senate voted against a plan to redraw their state's electoral maps, a grand jury again refused to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, Kilmar Abrego… Continue watching
Dec 11 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention after judge orders his release By Travis Loller, John Seewer, Marc Levy, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland earlier Thursday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let Abrego Garcia go immediately, writing that federal authorities had detained him again after his return to the United States without any legal basis. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorney gives update on legal battle over ICE efforts to deport him By Associated Press Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it. His complicated legal fight since then has galvanized both sides of the debate over President… Continue reading
Nov 03 After mistaken deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia now fights smuggling charges By Travis Loller, Associated Press A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.”… Continue reading
Oct 28 Judge seeks assurances that the government won't deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia in violation of court order By Associated Press At a status conference Monday, government attorneys assured U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis that Abrego Garcia will not be deported until after she lifts her injunction. Continue reading