Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail only to be taken into immigration custody

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1. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release terms to be debated in court hearing

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release terms to be debated in court hearing

Abrego was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison in March. He was returned to the U.S. this month and immediately detained by federal authorities.


——— Kilmar Abrego Garcia.via Facebook

June 25, 2025, 10:13 AM EDT
By Matt Lavietes and Gary Grumbach

The Justice Department and lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump administration mistakenly deported to El Salvador, will debate the terms of his release from federal custody on Wednesday, as he awaits trial for smuggling charges.

Abrego, 29, a legal permanent resident of the U.S. who lives in Maryland, was deported in March to a high-security prison in the Central American nation, in what the government called an “administrative error.” After months of debate in court, Abrego was brought back to the U.S. earlier this month. … Upon his return, he was federally charged with two felonies: conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain. Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

At Wednesday's hearing, which is expected to be brief, Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes will discuss the conditions of release she believes should be imposed on Abrego. … As she explained in her ruling ordering his release on Sunday night, Judge Holmes may restrict Abrego's travel to necessary trips to the Middle District of Tennessee for court appearances and attorney meetings, and within his home state.

She also suggested she may impose anger management counseling, regulate his contact with his wife, Jennifer Vasquez, and his children. Abrego's wife filed two protective orders against him in years past, but has since reconciled their relationship.

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