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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 outside U.S. District Court on the day of a hearing in his case, in Greenbelt, Maryland, December 22, 2025. (REUTERS file photo/Evelyn Hockstein)
May 22, 2026

Judge dismisses indictment against Marylander Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A judge dismissed the indictment against Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia, citing retaliatory prosecution linked to his deportation challenge.

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.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally held to support him at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Nov 10, 2025

US asks judge to allow Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation to Liberia

Government attorneys say they have cleared all hurdles and are asking a federal judge to allow Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be sent to Liberia.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally held to support him at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Sep 29, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to PA detention facility

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Marylander who was wrongfully deported, has been moved from a Virginia detention center to a Pennsylvania facility.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
Sep 8, 2025

ICE says it will deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini because he fears deportation to Uganda

Attorneys for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they intend to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini.

Katheryn Millwee holds a portrait of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Aug 22, 2025

US seeks to deport Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee so he can rejoin his family in Maryland before trial on human smuggling charges.

Katheryn Millwee holds a portrait of Kilmar Abrego Garcia outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Aug 20, 2025

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’

Lawyers say Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces vindictive prosecution tied to his deportation fight as they seek dismissal of human smuggling charges.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, center, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, joins supporters of Abrego Garcia as they rally outside of the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, where a hearing was scheduled to be held on returning him to Maryland on July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Jul 7, 2025

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before trial, DOJ attorney says

The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released, a Justice Department attorney said.

This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Diego Fishburn via AP)
Jun 30, 2025

Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release over deportation concerns

Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns that he could be deported if he’s released to await his trial on human smuggling charges.

This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Diego Fishburn via AP)
Jun 27, 2025

Lawyers ask judge to keep man in jail over deportation concerns

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump's administration over whether or not he'll be deported upon release.