A judge just DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

NEW: A judge just DENIED the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

A hearing to review the conditions of Abrego Garcia's release is to come.

— Tyler McBrien (@tylermcbrien.com) 2025-06-22T22:24:58.573Z

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[SheltieLover]

1. Yes!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. A federal magistrate judge DENIES the government's motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody

NEWS: A federal magistrate judge DENIES the government’s motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody while his criminal charges are pending.

“A separate order will enter, following hearing, directing Abrego's release on conditions.”

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-06-22T22:28:27.573Z

Read the full order here

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Full order available here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-06-22T22:28:58.528Z

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you!

[electric_blue68]

4. Good luck for your release, Mr Garcia!

[SunSeeker]

5. Good. nt

[iluvtennis]

6. Woohoo!

[ancianita]

7. Will this ruling be immediately appealed to SCOTUS? Not a lawyer, so here's why I ask:

FURTHER, the United States is advised of its right to seek review of this Order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. - 3145.

Or will her ruling be reviewed by the active district judges of the court who appointed her as magistrate? I'm just wondering how long bondi can delay compliance in this case on behalf of Noem, and if SCOTUS is the ultimate decider on this and other Homeland cases.

[Littlered]

8. I imagine this is only

Pauses the inevitable. I wouldn’t count this as a victory. In the end, this will be a lesson in unintended consequences. I wish I were wrong, but I’m not.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Seems to me this is "out of the frying pan into the fire" unless I'm reading this wrong.

It appears this only pertains to the DOJ holding him but ICE can still hold him.

Perhaps the sole circumstance about which the government and Abrego may agree in this
case is the likelihood that Abrego will remain in custody regardless of the outcome of the issues
raised in the government’s motion for detention. Either Abrego will remain in the custody of the
Attorney General or her designee pending trial if detained under the Bail Reform Act or he will
likely remain in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) custody subject to
anticipated removal proceedings that are outside the jurisdiction of this Court.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. Wow, the Federal Courts are calling BS on the Trump DOJ's accusations and attempts to hold Abrego Garcia.

The indictment of Garcia does not pass this judge's smell test

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