Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia was returned to U.S. custody on June 6 after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March despite a 2019 order barring his removal there.
• His attorneys filed a motion on June 12 arguing he poses no flight risk and should be freed pending trial on federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee.
• In a separate filing, lawyers asked Judge Paula Xinis to impose fines and other penalties on the Trump administration for “vocal and sustained” defiance of orders to facilitate his return.
• The Justice Department has requested that Abrego Garcia remain detained, describing him as a danger to the community and a flight risk.
• A detention and arraignment hearing is scheduled Friday in Nashville where a judge will decide his pretrial custody and entry of plea.