Judge denies motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, sets hearing on release

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Right here in my Hometown. Nashville, TN.

A federal magistrate judge in Tennessee has denied the government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man illegally deported to El Salvador in March, while the criminal charges against him are pending in federal court in Nashville.

A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 in Nashville.
Abrego Garcia, 29, of Maryland, is accused of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.

The court "will give (Abrego Garcia) the due process that he is guaranteed," U.S. Magistrate Barbara D. Holmes wrote in her June 22 decision.

In a 51-page ruling, Holmes said the federal government “failed to meet its burden of showing a properly supported basis for detention a properly supported basis for detention on grounds that (Abrego Garcia) poses an irremediable danger to the community or is likely not to appear.”

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2025/06/22/kilmar-abrego-garcia-judge-denies-motion-to-detain-sets-hearing-on-release/84114012007/

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1. 'the federal government "failed to meet its burden of showing a properly supported basis for detention

on grounds that (Abrego Garcia) poses an irremediable danger to the community or is likely not to appear.”'

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2. That's because they just made all those charges up. The government LIED.

That's trmp.

[regnaD kciN]

3. The question is...

…if he’s granted release until trial, won’t ICE just swoop back in and send him to Louisiana (if not back to CECOT)?

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4. Yes, they're almost coming out and saying it's almost sure that ICE will pick him up;

"However, although many are characterizing the judge’s decision as a major blow to the administration of President Donald Trump on this issue, as the AP and other outlets note, it won’t actually result in Abrego Garcia walking free until the trial starts. Instead, they report, ICE plans to immediately pick him up and possibly deport him again. although many are characterizing the judge’s decision as a major blow to the administration of President Donald Trump on this issue, as the AP and other outlets note, it won’t actually result in Abrego Garcia walking free until the trial starts. Instead, they report, ICE plans to immediately pick him up and possibly deport him again."

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/judge-denies-govt-bid-to-keep-kilmar-abrego-garcia-in-jail-but-he-still-wont-go-free/

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5. AP/WTOP

Judge will order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release before trial, but ICE plans to detain him

The Associated Press
June 22, 2025, 8:25 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee plans to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges.

But Abrego Garcia is not expected to go free because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will likely take him into custody and possibly try to deport him.

In a ruling on Sunday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes denied the U.S. government’s motion to keep Abrego Garcia in detention before his trial. She scheduled a hearing for Wednesday to discuss the conditions of his release.

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