"Abrego Garcia's attorney confirmed he was released just before 5 p.m. EST Thursday and told The Associated Press he plans to return to Maryland, where he has an American wife and child and where he has lived for years after originally immigrating to the U.S. illegally as a teenager. Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said he's not sure what comes next, but he's prepared to defend his client against further deportation efforts."
"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. The judge gave prosecutors until 5 p.m. EST to formally respond to the release order. The ruling marked a major victory for the immigrant whose wrongful deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador made him a flashpoint of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown."
"The government still has plenty of tools in their toolbox, plenty of tricks up their sleeve, Sandoval-Moshenberg said, adding he fully expects the government to again take steps to deport his client. We're going to be there to fight to make sure there is a fair trial. The Department of Homeland Security sharply criticized the judge's decision and vowed to appeal, calling the ruling naked judicial activism by a judge appointed during the Obama administration."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania after a federal judge ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release him immediately. He plans to return to Maryland, where his American wife and child live and where he has resided for years after initially entering the U.S. illegally as a teenager. Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said he expects further deportation attempts and is prepared to defend Abrego Garcia. The earlier wrongful deportation to a notorious prison in El Salvador made him a focal point of immigration enforcement controversy. The Department of Homeland Security criticized the decision and vowed to appeal.
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