Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

BREAKING: Federal Judge Rules ICE Cannot Re-Detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The Western Journal ^ | February 17, 2026 | Joe Saunders

Posted on 02/17/2026 3:46:35 PM PST by fwdude

The country’s most famous “Maryland Man” is allowed to stay free in Maryland for the foreseeable future, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, appointed in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama, declared Tuesday that the government had presented no viable plan for deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia, according to the Associated Press.

Unless a higher court intervenes, the Salvadoran national can’t be held while he faces an indictment charging him with human smuggling.

(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arrestpaulaxinis; benedictobamastooge; carteljudge; civilwar; corruption; enemycombatant; enemyjudge; goodforpaula; goodforxinis; goodtozottrolls; illegaltruth; judgewatch; judicialsedition; judicialtreason; noauthority; paulaxinis; theclownsistance; theresistance
Message from Jim Robinson:

Dear FRiends,

We need your continuing support to keep FR funded. Your donations are our sole source of funding. No sugar daddies, no advertisers, no paid memberships, no commercial sales, no gimmicks, no tax subsidies. No spam, no pop-ups, no ad trackers.

If you enjoy using FR and agree it's a worthwhile endeavor, please consider making a contribution today:

Click here: to donate by Credit Card

Or here: to donate by PayPal

Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794

Thank you very much and God bless you,

Jim


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-60 next last
There aren't enough tree branches for these judges.
1 posted on 02/17/2026 3:46:35 PM PST by fwdude
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: fwdude

hang ‘em high


2 posted on 02/17/2026 3:51:09 PM PST by Third Person
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

I would really love to see the supreme court slap down one of these overreaching, Supreme Court defying judges without an appeal. Humiliate the judge, and put the rest on notice.


3 posted on 02/17/2026 3:52:52 PM PST by Yogafist
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

Time to find and push the Congressmen with the guts to do what Congress has been given the power to do regarding judges like this and it will end.


4 posted on 02/17/2026 3:54:05 PM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

Hopefully Garcia will meet someone bigger and meaner than he is.


5 posted on 02/17/2026 3:55:37 PM PST by ryderann
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

The Trump administration made a mistake by giving legitimacy when they submitted to these judges. Now the judges are trolling and taunting the administration.


6 posted on 02/17/2026 3:57:29 PM PST by odawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

“ …. declared Tuesday that the government had presented no viable plan for deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia”

What sort of fairy tale legal twaddle is this? Is the MFer an illegal alien? Is he an American? Why would anyone believe a judge has any viable input? So sick of these cretin political operatives wearing a nightgown screwing everything up.


7 posted on 02/17/2026 4:01:02 PM PST by Freedom4US
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

How would we ever get rid of foreign scum this way? Just suspend the constitution and go Lincoln. When the links get back in power we are screwed.


8 posted on 02/17/2026 4:01:44 PM PST by toddausauras (47 47 47 )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: odawg

Agree. A tactical and now strategic error.


9 posted on 02/17/2026 4:02:35 PM PST by Blennos (This is the official Blennos tagline. Thanks to Big Red Badger. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

How does he feel about throwing out the back of a cargo plane?


10 posted on 02/17/2026 4:02:45 PM PST by Zathras
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: odawg

Exactly. Let’s all embrace Maryland Man!


11 posted on 02/17/2026 4:03:27 PM PST by JZelle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

Paula XINIS??? WHAT is a XINIS???


12 posted on 02/17/2026 4:07:36 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

The self righteous judges feel hatred toward Trump and all of us, and they have the power to step in to ruin our lives at will.


13 posted on 02/17/2026 4:12:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

It’s all kabuki theater. These judges do not have the authority, yet the system complies with clearly improper, even illegal and unconstitutional edicts and the circus goes on.


14 posted on 02/17/2026 4:14:04 PM PST by GrumpyOldGuy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

This is your cell.

This is a phone with 1000 international minutes and unlimited domestic minutes.


15 posted on 02/17/2026 4:14:18 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

What does Trump have to do to get the US out from under the Refugee Convention?

Send (or hand deliver) the Secretary-General of the United Nations a letter!

****

Dear Secretary-General of the United Nations:

I, Donald J. Trump, the President of the United States, on behalf of the United States, do denounce the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, as permitted by Article 44.

Donald J. Trump


16 posted on 02/17/2026 4:15:37 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

https://www.airbnb.com/s/San-Salvador/homes?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fhomes&place_id=ChIJXXcRtGcwY48Rllz7k4iXdR8&location_bb=QVuwqsKyVA9BWm%2FtwrKIWw%3D%3D&acp_id=66baad03-e832-45f5-b8f6-0d9498cdda9a&date_picker_type=calendar&checkin=2026-02-24&checkout=2026-03-11&adults=1&search_type=autocomplete_click


17 posted on 02/17/2026 4:20:10 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Freedom4US

To: fwdude

“ …. declared Tuesday that the government had presented no viable plan for deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia”

What sort of fairy tale legal twaddle is this? Is the MFer an illegal alien? Is he an American? Why would anyone believe a judge has any viable input? So sick of these cretin political operatives wearing a nightgown screwing everything up.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

No viable plan???

they had his criminal A$$ shipped off back “home” to CECOT


18 posted on 02/17/2026 4:22:16 PM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

https://www.kayak.com/flights/MIA-SAL/2026-03-03/2026-03-17?ucs=15u670t&sort=bestflight_a


19 posted on 02/17/2026 4:25:03 PM PST by Brian Griffin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: fwdude

I don’t understand why we can’t get rid of this Garcia guy. What’s so special about him? Is the Cartel backing him?


20 posted on 02/17/2026 4:27:44 PM PST by KittyKares
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-60 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson