May 12, 2026
A Maryland federal judge once again blasted the Trump administration attorneys looking to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia, saying they misled the Fourth Circuit in their interlocutory appeal and questioned how his removal would be imminent without her injunction barring it when he is still facing an indictment in Tennessee.
May 06, 2026
Kilmar Ábrego García said discovery into the Trump administration's communications with the governments of Costa Rica and Liberia should begin in district court even while the U.S. Department of Justice's appeal of an order barring his redetention moves forward in the Fourth Circuit.
April 14, 2026
The Trump administration is again defending its push to have a Maryland federal judge dissolve two injunctions so that Kilmar Ábrego García can be deported to Liberia, arguing that the district court lacks jurisdiction to question the government's decision.
April 13, 2026
A group of five immigration and constitutional law scholars have told the Maryland federal judge overseeing Kilmar Ábrego García's habeas case that removing noncitizens to third countries they have no ties to is unconstitutional when done as clear punishment.
February 17, 2026
A Maryland federal judge Tuesday barred the Trump administration from again taking Kilmar Ábrego García into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, saying the administration could not "rewrite the history" of the case in pushing for his redetention.
December 22, 2025
Kilmar Ábrego García will remain free through Christmas after a Maryland federal judge said she would leave a restraining order barring his redetention in place until the new year at least. She also blasted Trump administration lawyers for "misrepresentations" she said were made in "bad faith."
December 11, 2025
A Maryland federal judge on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to release Kilmar Ábrego García from immigration detention, ruling that his continued detention violates his due process rights and federal immigration law.
November 20, 2025
A Maryland federal judge cast serious doubt over whether the government has an active order of removal for Kilmar Ábrego García, suggesting Thursday that if there is no such order, she'll have no choice but to grant Ábrego García's habeas petition and order his release from immigration detention.
November 17, 2025
A Maryland federal judge on Monday blasted U.S. Department of Justice attorneys looking to send Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying they were asking her to countenance testimony that Costa Rica would not accept the Salvadoran national absent "additional commitments" from the U.S., without explaining how the conclusion was reached.
October 27, 2025
Kilmar Ábrego García won't be deported to Liberia unless the Maryland federal judge who blocked his deportation lifts the order, an attorney for the Trump administration assured the court Monday, despite the government previously saying he could be sent there as soon as Friday.