Overview

• Hecker, his attorney, said Ábrego García is traveling to his family in Maryland under court-ordered conditions.
• He was mistakenly flown to El Salvador in March despite prior protection and held at the CECOT high‑security prison, which the government later called an administrative error.
• After the U.S. Supreme Court directed officials in April to secure his return, he was repatriated in June and immediately arrested.
• A Tennessee federal judge ruled on July 23 that he could be released pending trial set for January 27, 2026, on human‑smuggling charges.
• The White House publicly labeled him a criminal and alleged gang member and said he would be tracked with an ankle monitor while the case proceeds.