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Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be deported until at least early October, |
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judge rules |
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By Devan Cole, CNN |
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10:31 AM EDT, Wed August 27, 2025 |
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Source: CNN |
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A federal judge is planning to have Trump administration officials |
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testify in early October about the government’s efforts to re-deport |
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is prohibiting his removal from the US for |
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several more weeks. |
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US District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday set an evidentiary hearing |
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for October 6. Xinis said she would rule within 30 days of the hearing |
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and that Abrego Garcia must remain in the US until then. |
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Abrego Garcia is expected to remain in Immigration and Customs |
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Enforcement custody. |
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In the meantime, his efforts to stave off another deportation will |
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happen in other forums. |
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First, he will have an interview with immigration officials who will |
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assess whether he’s credibly made a claim that he fears being |
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persecuted or tortured in Uganda, the country the Trump administration |
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is planning to send him to. If they determine he has, they must work to |
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identify another country to deport him to. |
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Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign said that he expects that |
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process to take at least two weeks. |
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Xinis’ hearing in October will likely feature testimony from |
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administration officials so she can determine whether they properly |
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followed their own procedures or acted lawfully. |
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Abrego Garcia is also separately seeking to , a process that will play |
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out before an immigration judge within the Justice Department. |
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In mid-March, the Trump administration unlawfully deported Abrego |
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Garcia to El Salvador, where he spent time in the country’s notorious |
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mega-prison. He was later brought back to the US to face human |
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smuggling charges, but the Trump administration is trying to quickly |
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deport him again, even before the trial concludes. |
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This story has been updated with additional details. |
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