Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked Judge Paula Xinis to block ICE from taking him back into custody.
Of course, Xinis granted Abrego Garcia’s request:
As a preliminary matter, the Court allows for the possibility that Respondents do not intend to violate this Court’s order at ECF No. 111 by taking Abrego Garcia into custody this morning. After all, even with the new “order” issued by the IJ, Respondents also issued an “Order of Supervision” which not only contemplates the IJ’s new “order,” but also sets release conditions like those imposed in the Tennessee Criminal Matter. ECF No. 112-1. But if the Court is wrong, and Respondents do intend to re-detain Abrego Garcia, the Court GRANTS the TRO Motion because Abrego Garcia has carried his burden on all four factors articulated in Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008).
A huge crowd greeted Abrego Garcia:
Ahead of the check-in, Abrego addressed a crowd of supporters outside the courthouse in Spanish.“I stand before you as a free man, and I want you to remember me this way, with my head held up high,” Abrego said. “I stand here today with my head held up high, and I will continue to fight and stand firm against all the injustices this government has done upon me.”“Regardless of this administration,” Abrego said, “I believe this is a country of laws. and I believe that this injustice will come to an end.”
On Thursday, Xinis ordered the Trump administration to release Abrego Garcia from detention because no final order of removal exists to deport him.
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