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Judge Orders Release of Salvadoran National from Detention

12/16/2025

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A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, to be released from immigration detention in Pennsylvania.
The ruling blocks further detention by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador earlier this year and held in a brutal prison.
His attorney says the government is targeting him for challenging his deportation.
He denies human smuggling charges in Tennessee.

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A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, to be released from immigration detention in Pennsylvania.
The ruling blocks further detention by U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador earlier this year and held in a brutal prison.
His attorney says the government is targeting him for challenging his deportation.
He denies human smuggling charges in Tennessee.