Judge orders release of Kilmar Ábrego García as he awaits federal trial
by Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6Y5CF)
Man wrongfully deported by Ice amid Trump crackdown has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges
A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free.
At his 13 June detention hearing, prosecutors said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) would take Abrego Garcia into custody if he were released on the criminal charges, and he could be deported before he has a chance to stand trial.
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