Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed
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WASHINGTON — A US judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, released from immigration detention as he awaits a potential second deportation.
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention on Thursday, ruling that the government has no lawful authority to continue holding him while it pursues his removal to a third country.