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Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family After Judge Orders His Release from ICE Jail

HeadlineDec 12, 2025

Kilmar Ábrego García has reunited with his family in Maryland after a federal judge ordered his immediate release from a Pennsylvania ICE jail on Thursday. But Ábrego García will have to check in with immigration officials today, just hours after U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled against the Trump administration, writing, “Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been redetained, again without lawful authority.” Ábrego García’s case has been at the center of Trump’s brutal crackdown on immigration. Click here to see our coverage of Kilmar Ábrego García’s case.

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