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Judge Blocks Government From Detaining Abrego Garcia Again

His attorneys were afraid ICE would arrest him at a hearing on Friday.
Judge Blocks Government From Detaining Abrego Garcia Again
Kilmar Abrego García arrives at his home in Beltsville, Md., after being released from ICE custody on Dec. 11, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo
Stacy Robinson
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A federal judge on Dec. 12 temporarily forbade immigration authorities from re-arresting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after she ordered his release the day before.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued the order in response to an emergency petition by Garcia’s lawyers, who were concerned that immigration agents would pick him up after a hearing at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Baltimore Field Office on Friday morning.
Stacy Robinson
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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]