Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail and will rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on allegations of human smuggling brought by the Trump administration. He was wrongfully deported and remained held in an El Salvador prison known for abusive conditions even after the government admitted the mistake. The government, faced with a court order, returned him to the United States in June despite previously saying it lacked authority to do so. The administration announced criminal charges that he denies and that his lawyers say amount to retaliation. His lawyers filed a motion to dismiss and a separate court ruling allowed him to challenge a deportation order. An immigration judge rejected his asylum application in 2019 but ruled he could not be deported to El Salvador due to a well-founded fear.
Abrego Garcia was released on Friday and will rejoin his family in Maryland while he awaits the beginning of a trial based on allegations of human smuggling by the Trump administration, according to his lawyer. The detention of Abrego Garcia, who remained held in an El Salvador prison known for abusive conditions even after the government admitted he had been mistakenly deported, became a flashpoint in the Trump administration's push for mass deportations with little semblance of due process.
The government, faced with a court order, brought Abrego Garcia back to the US in June, despite previously claiming it had no authority to do so. Upon his return, the Trump administration announced criminal charges against him for alleged human smuggling. Abrego Garcia, whom the Trump administration previously tried to link to the criminal group MS-13 through disproven claims, has denied the charges.
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