Federal Judge Delays Deportation of Accused MS-13 Member Until October
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected member of the MS-13 gang, will not be deported before October, a federal judge determined on Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, appointed by former President Obama, scheduled an evidentiary hearing for October 6, as reported by CNN.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia at a rally in front of the ICE office in Baltimore on August 25, 2025. (AP)
Judge Xinis’s ruling follows her previous decision to halt the deportation process initiated by the Trump administration, which aimed to send Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador, to Uganda. This moratorium allows him to challenge the removal order.
Maryland Federal Judge Paula Xinis has decided to permit Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in the U.S. until at least October. (Senate Judiciary Committee)
Kilmar Abrego Garcia seen with his wife at the Baltimore ICE facility on August 25, 2025. (Getty Images)
This delay in deportation was announced just hours after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took Abrego Garcia into custody at its Maryland office, following his release from a Tennessee prison last week, where he had been facing human smuggling charges.
Alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a Tennessee prison on Friday, August 22, 2025. (via REUTERS)
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