Kilmar Abrego out of detention but threat of deportation remains
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A federal judge ordered Friday that U.S. immigration officials could not detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, hours after his release from immigration detention.
Breakdown
- Federal judge rules Abrego-Garcia cannot be detained by immigration officials
- Abrego-Garcia appeared at an immigration office after release 11s
- Officials have attempted to deport him to several African countries 23s
- Advocates claim the case is about imprisonment, not immigration 40s
- Abrego-Garcia was granted protection from deportation to El Salvador in 2019 1m 0s