Abrego Garcia’s Legal Fight Intensifies: Lawyers Demand Maryland Return, Block on Deportation

Sarah Johnson
June 26, 2025
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers urge judge to block deportation and ensure his return to Maryland amid Tennessee criminal case, highlighting Trump’s immigration policies.
Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is at the center of a heated legal battle, as his lawyers filed an emergency motion on Thursday, urging U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to order his return to Maryland and block ICE from deporting him while his Tennessee criminal case unfolds. This latest move intensifies a months-long saga over his wrongful deportation earlier this year.
Abrego Garcia’s legal team is fighting to ensure he remains in Maryland upon release from Tennessee custody, where he faces charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop. The motion demands the Trump administration refrain from moving him outside the U.S. or Maryland, citing a pattern of noncompliance with court orders. In March, Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in what officials called an administrative error, sparking a fierce court fight. A federal judge and the Supreme Court ordered his return, but only after months of delays and threats of contempt proceedings did the government comply.
His return to the U.S. was swiftly followed by detention for alleged federal crimes, raising questions about the timing of the investigation and grand jury indictment on May 21, 2025. A Tennessee magistrate judge recently ordered his release pending trial, finding no evidence he poses a flight risk or threat to justice. Yet, the Trump administration insists he’ll be taken into ICE custody if released, prompting his lawyers to warn that without swift judicial action, he could be whisked away from Maryland.
The case has become a lightning rod in the broader debate over President Trump’s aggressive immigration policies in his second term. Abrego Garcia’s team also seeks sanctions against the administration for alleged violations in the civil case, accusing it of withholding critical information. Meanwhile, the government argues the civil case is moot since he’s back on U.S. soil. Judge Xinis has yet to rule, but this saga underscores the deep tensions surrounding immigration enforcement.
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Editor's Comments
Looks like Abrego Garcia’s case is stuck in a legal pinata, with both sides swinging wildly. The Trump team’s playing whack-a-mole with court orders, while his lawyers are begging the judge to keep him from being shipped back to El Salvador faster than you can say ‘administrative error.’ Here’s a joke: Why did the deportation case go to court? Because it couldn’t get a fair hearing at the ICE rink!
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