Posted on 08/21/2025 6:02:22 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Tennessee jail Friday while he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges.
The release will provide the closest thing to freedom Abrego Garcia has felt since he was wrongfully deported to a notorious El Salvador prison in March, making him a face — if not the face — of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies.
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers stated in a court filings Tuesday that a private security firm will take Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland when he’s freed.
But Abrego Garcia’s liberty before trial could be short-lived. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may detain him once he arrives in his adopted state of Maryland and could try to deport him again.
Depending on who’s telling his story, there are two very different versions of Abrego Garcia.
Trump and his administration cast him as an MS-13 gang member and a tireless smuggler of migrants across the country. Abrego Garcia’s attorneys portray him as a family man and construction worker who was arbitrarily deported and then vindictively charged to save political face.
As Abrego Garcia’s story takes yet another turn, here’s what to know:
‘Well-founded fear’
Abrego Garcia, 30, grew up in El Salvador and fled at 16 because a local gang extorted and terrorized his family, court records state. He traveled to Maryland, where his brother lives as a U.S. citizen, but was not authorized to stay.
Abrego Garcia found work in construction and met his future wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura. In 2018, he moved in with her and her two children after she became pregnant with his child. They lived in Prince George’s County, just outside Washington.
In March 2019, Abrego Garcia went to a Home Depot seeking work as a laborer when he...
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He’ll be gone soon. I can’t imagine being so desperate that I’d make this guy my savior and reason to fight for “justice”.
And maybe he’ll be struck by a car. Or a large truck….
He’s been ordered deported twice. Grab his ass and send him home. Dare this judge to do anything about it.
No more screwing around with this piece of crap.
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He’ll just be reaping what he sowed.
Have ICE pick him up and deport him again.
“a private security firm will take Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland when he’s freed.”
There are very dark forces helping this foreign criminal. But we already knew that.
ICE will stand outside and arrest his disgusting ass..what the left is, to defend mass murderers, rapists, pedos, ANYONE that votes Democrat is disgusting
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers stated in a court filings Tuesday that a private security firm will take Abrego Garcia from Tennessee to Maryland when he’s freed.WOOO! A private security firm.
Stop them for questioning about his order(s) for deportation by 2 different judges.
Arrest the "Private" Security personell for aiding and abetting if you have to.
And they keep repeating the lie about “wrongly deported”
Should never have brought him back. Idiotic.
Get his ass out of our country.
This loser’s 15 minutes are up.
I am hoping that ICE could somehow pick him up in Maryland in the presence of that stupid senator.
I agree with you. US taxpayers are being fleeced for this ahole’s defense lawyers, jail time, endless transportation and his deadbeat wife. Drop kick them back to El Salvador.
Qell balanced journalism, eh?
A lot can happen between Tennessee and Maryland.
When I see ‘Here’s what to know’, I change stations.
I’m still trying to figure out WTF Bondi and co brought him back in the first place. His lawyer could have gone to el salvador to meet with him or everything could have been handled over zoom.
if it was good enough for us during covid it’s good enough for that guy
>> He’s been ordered deported twice. Grab his ass and send him home. Dare this judge to do anything about it.
^^^^^^^^^^ YEAH. THIS. ^^^^^^^^^^
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