Overview
- ICE released Abrego Garcia from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, and he returned to his home in Beltsville, Maryland.
- Judge Paula Xinis found no final order of removal existed and ruled his detention to pursue third-country removal was unlawful.
- A subsequent court order temporarily prohibits officials from re-detaining him while the court considers a requested restraining order.
- The judge said officials cycled through African destinations and wrongly suggested Costa Rica had withdrawn its willingness to receive him.
- Abrego Garcia still faces human-smuggling charges in Tennessee and is seeking to reopen his immigration case, with a judge set to examine claims the prosecution may be vindictive.