Overview
- U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis granted his petition after finding he had been detained without proper legal authorization since returning from El Salvador.
- The court instructed the Justice Department to report on his release status by 5 p.m. Miami time on Thursday.
- Ábrego García was deported in error earlier this year and was returned to the United States under a court order.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin criticized the ruling as judicial activism and said the government will continue to challenge it in court.
- Judges can order release when deportation does not appear imminent, and the government has recently struggled to arrange third-country removals.