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📂 Category: immigration,Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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Kelmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented this. His complex legal battle has since fueled controversy over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Watch the latest statements from Abrego Garcia’s attorney in the video player above.
There is a civil case in Maryland, where he is challenging Homeland Security’s attempts to deport him again. There is also a criminal case in Tennessee, where the government accuses him of human smuggling. Finally, there is a petition in immigration court, where he hopes to pursue his asylum claim.
Read more: After the wrongful deportation, Kelmar Abrego Garcia now faces smuggling charges
Here is a timeline of key events:
Arrival: circa 2011
Abrego Garcia flees El Salvador to the United States as a teenager.
Arrest: March 28, 2019
Abrego Garcia was arrested outside a hardware store in Maryland. Police accuse him of being a gang member and turn him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Immigration Court: October 10, 2019
A Maryland immigration judge ruled that Abrego Garcia could not be deported to El Salvador, where a gang threatened his family. He obtained a work permit and was placed under federal supervision.
Deportation: March 15, 2025
Abrego Garcia is mistakenly deported to El Salvador and detained in a notoriously brutal prison.
Supreme Court: April 10, 2025
The US Supreme Court says the Trump administration must work to reinstate Abrego Garcia.
Criminal charges: June 6, 2025
Abrego Garcia is unexpectedly returned to the United States and charged with human smuggling, based on a traffic stop in Tennessee from 2022.
Second deportation attempts: July 23, 2025 to present
Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced plans to deport him to a series of African countries but were blocked by an injunction from a federal judge in Maryland.
Asylum application: August 25, 2025
Abrego Garcia is petitioning to reopen his immigration case in order to pursue asylum in the United States.
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