Aug 23 Trump administration seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after his release from jail By Travis Loller, Associated Press Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a Saturday court filing. Continue reading
Aug 22 Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from Tennessee jail to rejoin family in Maryland and await trial By Travis Loller, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March. Facing a court order, the Trump administration brought him back to the U.S. in June, only to detain him on criminal charges. Continue reading
Jul 21 Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers ask judge to delay release from jail over deportation fears By Ben Finley, Associated Press Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker. Continue reading
Jul 10 Judge will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request to avoid deportation before his Tennessee trial By Ben Finley, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The proposal aims to prevent the Trump administration from trying to deport him before trial. Continue reading
Jun 26 Justice Department says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face U.S. trial before it tries to deport him again By Ben Finley, Associated Press The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. Continue reading
Jun 25 Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail only to be taken into immigration custody By Travis Loller, Associated Press The Salvadoran national whose mistaken deportation became a flashpoint in the fight over President Donald Trump's immigration policies has been in jail since he was returned to the U.S. on June 7. He faces two counts of human smuggling in… Continue reading
Jun 22 Judge orders Abrego Garcia’s release from jail to await trial, but ICE plans to detain him By Travis Loller, Ben Finley, Associated Press A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go… Continue reading
Jun 13 Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Ben Finley, Associated Press Facing mounting pressure to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S., the Trump administration brought him back last week. However, he was immediately taken into custody on new criminal charges filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of… Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 4:10 Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S. to face charges from Tennessee traffic stop By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the United States. He was wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador in March when the president invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act. A grand jury in Tennessee indicted him on charges related… Continue watching
Jun 06 WATCH: DOJ brings Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to U.S. to face charges of transporting undocumented immigrants By Associated Press Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement, was being returned to the United States to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration said was a massive… Continue reading