Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into federal custody after being wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later returning to the United States. The U.S. government now seeks to deport him to Uganda, and a federal judge said it is "absolutely forbidden" to remove him without giving him the chance to challenge the deportation in court. The case raises questions about due process for undocumented immigrants. Abrego Garcia entered the U.S. from El Salvador in 2011 to escape gang death threats, denies MS-13 membership allegations, and has no criminal convictions since arrival; a 2019 immigration court ruled he could not be returned to El Salvador. Separately, President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook amid pressure to lower interest rates, and a mortgage executive accused Cook of false statements on a 2021 loan application.
Immigration authorities yesterday morning took Kilmar Abrego Garcia into federal custody, where he is waiting to find out how long he will remain in the U.S. The Maryland man was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later returned to the U.S. The U.S. government now says it will deport Abrego Garcia again this time to Uganda. In yesterday's court hearing, federal Judge Paula Xinis said it is "absolutely forbidden" to remove Abrego Garcia from the U.S.
At the core of his case are questions about due process for undocumented immigrants. Abrego Garcia came to the U.S. from El Salvador illegally in 2011 to escape gang death threats. He has not been convicted of any crimes since coming to the U.S., but the Trump administration accuses him of being a member of the MS-13 gang. He has denied this claim.
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