Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to federal court to continue fighting deportation case
Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared in a Maryland federal court as his ongoing deportation case continues. A judge canceled the scheduled hearing, leaving the next steps in his legal battle against removal to a third country uncertain.
Why it matters
The case highlights complex legal and human rights issues regarding the deportation of individuals to countries where they fear persecution, despite government claims of criminal ties.
The judge overseeing the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia canceled a hearing in the case that had been scheduled for Tuesday.
Abrego Garcia, who was returned to the U.S. after being mistakenly deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison, arrived at federal court in Maryland Tuesday afternoon to continue fighting his deportation case, at which point the judge canceled the hearing.
Abrego Garcia's attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, told reporters after emerging from the courtroom that the hearing was unable to go forward and that an update on the next steps in the case would be posted on the court's docket.
"We're not able to have any more comment at this time," Sandoval-Moshenberg said.
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