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Kilmar Abrego Garcia

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
Apr 2, 2026

Baltimore wants lawyers to take on immigration pro bono work. Will it help meet demand?

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott issued an executive order encouraging the city's lawyers to do pro bono immigration work.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt on Dec. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Mar 24, 2026

Trump administration pushes to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Trump administration is again trying to send the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and urging a federal judge to dismiss a bar on his removal.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, speaks during a press conference last year. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Capital News Service File Photo)
Feb 18, 2026

Federal judge rules MD man Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by ICE

Kilmar Abrego Garcia cannot be re-detained by ICE after a federal judge ruled the 90-day detention limit expired, protecting his due process rights.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is shown in 2017. (U.S. General Services Administration file photo)
Feb 2, 2026

MD judges urge 4th Circuit to affirm dismissal of Trump lawsuit

Maryland’s federal judges urged the appellate court to affirm the order dismissing the Trump administration’s lawsuit against them.

Remote court capabilities become paramount in coronavirus pandemic
Jan 20, 2026

Trump administration drops lawsuit against MD federal judges

The Trump administration dropped its lawsuit against Maryland’s federal judges instead of challenging a court’s decision to dismiss it.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt on Dec. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Dec 30, 2025

DOJ pushed Kilmar Abrego Garcia case only after mistaken deportation, judge’s order says

An unsealed order shows Justice Department officials pushed for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's indictment only after he was mistakenly deported.

More than a third of Montgomery County residents are foreign born. (MUST CREDIT: Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Dec 29, 2025

A Maryland parking lot becomes a hub of ICE resistance

A parking lot in Maryland has become both a stage for immigration enforcement in the community - and resistance to it.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt on Dec. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Dec 29, 2025

Hearing set on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted

A federal judge canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is vindictive against him.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration policies, walks with his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt on Dec. 22, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
Dec 23, 2025

Judge in MD lets Kilmar Abrego Garcia spend Christmas with family

A federal judge in Maryland is allowing Kilmar Abrego Garcia to spend Christmas with his family after spending much of the year in custody.

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, a lawyer on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team who specializes in federal immigration cases, is interviewed in Fairfax, Va., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Dec 17, 2025

Lawyer: MD man still hopes for justice after wrongful deportation

A man wrongly deported to El Salvador under Trump immigration policy fights renewed detention as a federal judge orders his release.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally ahead of a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge's order. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Dec 12, 2025

Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge barred ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing likely legal success after his mistaken deportation.

People attend a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Nov 20, 2025

ICE lawyer says Abrego Garcia deportation to Costa Rica ‘not an option at the moment’

A federal judge in Maryland promised to rule soon on whether to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody.