Overview

• Judge Paula Xinis denied the government’s motion to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawsuit and called for a hearing to outline plans for his deportation to a third country.
• At Thursday’s Greenbelt proceeding, Xinis questioned ICE official Thomas Giles on his lack of direct knowledge of Garcia’s case and coordination with DHS.
• Senate Democrats released internal emails and texts from whistleblower Erez Reuveni showing DOJ leaders, including Emil Bove, pushed to mischaracterize Garcia as an MS-13 leader without evidence.
• Reuveni’s communications reveal discussions of telling courts “fuck you” to carry out deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, intensifying concerns over executive defiance of judicial orders.
• Garcia, who won protected status in 2019, remains detained in Tennessee on migrant smuggling charges and faces a July hearing on his pretrial release amid renewed deportation efforts.