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Judge Halts Abrego Garcia’s Removal and Sets October Hearing as He Pursues New Asylum Bid

The order keeps him in ICE custody within 200 miles of the Maryland court to preserve access to counsel before the government’s plan to send him to Uganda is tested.

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Jennifer Vasquez Sura, left, hugs her husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Supporters of Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, gather outside the ICE Baltimore field office on the day he appears for a check-in three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Demonstrators raise their fists on the day Kilmar Abrego, a migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, appears at the ICE Baltimore field office for a check-in three days after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis barred deportation for now and restricted ICE to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within 200 miles of her Maryland courthouse; he is currently held in Virginia.
  • The court scheduled an Oct. 6 evidentiary hearing and the judge said she aims to issue a ruling within 30 days afterward.
  • His attorneys told the court he will move to reopen his 2019 asylum case and have filed fear claims contesting removal to Uganda, while noting he would designate Costa Rica if removal is ordered.
  • In a separate filing, his lawyers asked a Tennessee judge to curb public statements by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, arguing their remarks could prejudice his human‑smuggling trial set for January; he has pleaded not guilty.
  • The latest orders follow his wrongful March deportation to El Salvador, which was reversed after court pressure including a Supreme Court action, as he continues to face a federal indictment in Tennessee.