Overview

• U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes ordered his release from Tennessee custody with directions to travel directly to Maryland under home supervision and electronic monitoring.
• A separate ruling by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis restored his prior ICE supervision and requires 72 hours’ notice before any new removal effort.
• Government filings indicate officials are exploring third‑country deportation, with an ICE email referencing Uganda and a Costa Rica letter offering to receive him after any U.S. sentence.
• Judges in Tennessee rejected prosecutors’ claims that he is dangerous, leaving pretrial release in place as he awaits trial on two human‑smuggling counts.
• The defense has moved to dismiss the case as vindictive or selective, citing his wrongful March deportation to El Salvador and alleged abuse at the CECOT prison.