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DHS Official Rebukes Abrego Garcia’s TikToks, Raising Questions Over Court Gag Order

Her public complaint follows court orders that freed Abrego Garcia under a restraining order, with limits on officials' statements in his criminal case.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 12: Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks to supporters as he arrives for his first check-in at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Office the day after a federal judge ordered his release from a detention in Pennsylvania, on December 12, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. An undocumented immigrant who had been living in the United States since 2011, Abrego Garcia was detained by federal agents and deported to the CECOT prison in El Salvador in March 2025, which the Trump Administration called "an administrative error." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives at the United States District Court District of Maryland, on December 22, 2025, in Greenbelt, Maryland.
GREENBELT, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 22: Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura and his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on December 22, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Abrego Garcia, a longtime Maryland resident who was deported to the high-security CECOT prison in El Salvador, then sent back to the U.S. and released after the court found his detention unlawful, attended a hearing on whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may re-detain him. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin posted that DHS is under a gag order while Kilmar Abrego Garcia is “making TikToks,” resharing his viral lip‑sync video.
  • A federal order in Tennessee restricts DHS and Justice Department personnel from making prejudicial public comments about the human smuggling case.
  • Some outlets reported that McLaughlin’s post could conflict with those gag constraints, which courts have previously clarified and narrowed.
  • Abrego Garcia remains out of ICE custody under a temporary restraining order extended by Judge Paula Xinis after the government did not produce a final removal order.
  • His Tennessee trial was canceled, with a January 28 hearing set to examine potential vindictive prosecution, as government MS‑13 allegations remain disputed in court.