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Kilmar Abrego notified by ICE he may be deported to Uganda

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was notified by immigration authorities that he may be deported to Uganda, less than 24 hours after his release from federal custody.

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  1. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial

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    Kilmar Abrego notified by ICE he may be deported to Uganda

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Salvadoran national’s case became a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported in March.

  2. Fox10 Phoenix

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia expected to be released from jail Friday (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from a Tennessee jail Friday as he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody, en route to Maryland (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Abrego Garcia was released from custody in Tennessee and is now on his way back to Maryland.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from jail Friday. Here's what to know (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A U.S. magistrate judge is expected to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail Friday while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

  5. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released on Friday from criminal custody (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March before being brought back to the U.S., could be released from criminal custody in Tennessee...

  6. UPI

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody, returns to Maryland (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A federal magistrate judge released El Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody Fridqy while he awaits trial for alleged human trafficking in Tennessee.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail Friday, lawyer confirms (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from a Tennessee jail and is en route to his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms.

  8. CBS News

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from detention (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia plans to travel to Maryland before returning to Tennessee in January for his criminal trial.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Alleged Gangbanger Abrego Garcia Released From Jail (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A federal magistrate judge released alleged gang mamber Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday.

  11. CNN

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from criminal custody Friday. Here’s what to know (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from criminal custody as soon as Friday, the latest development in a dramatic legal saga surrounding the wrongly deported Maryland father of three.

  12. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from criminal custody in Tennessee (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported in March before being brought back to the U.S., was released from criminal custody on Friday.

  13. NBC News

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from federal custody in Tennessee (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was wrongfully deported to an El Salvador prison and accused of being a member of the gang MS-13, was released from federal custody on Friday afternoon after a judge's 30-day pause on his release expired.U.S.

  14. Latin Times

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Tennessee Prison; Immigration Authorities Can't Detain Him (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, has been released from a Tennessee prison. He can't be detained by immigration authorities, who had

  15. CNN

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from criminal custody, 5 months after he was unlawfully deported (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, the latest development in a dramatic legal saga surrounding the wrongly deported Maryland father of three.

  16. PJ Media

    Judge Releases Alleged Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia From Jail (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Judge releases Kilmar Abrego Garcia, accused of human trafficking and linked to MS-13, from jail.

  17. NBC4 Washington

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from jail awaiting federal trial (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail more than five months after he was detained by ICE in Maryland and wrongfully deported.

  18. Fox News

    Abrego Garcia released from jail, will return to Maryland to await trial (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Salvadoran migrant Abrego Garcia was released from the U.S. Marshal's custody in Tennessee and is "en route to his family in Maryland," according to his lawyer.

  19. WSVN Miami

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland to await trial - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting

  20. WUSA9

    'Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free' | Wrongfully deported Maryland man released, heading home, attorney says (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw upheld his release last month, saying he saw no evidence Abrego Garcia "has ever been affiliated" with MS-13 or any other gang.

  21. CBS News

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could leave jail today — but his case is far from over. Here (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from pre-trial detention and head back to his home state of Maryland as early as Friday — but it's unclear if ICE will seek to deport him again.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia en route to Maryland after release, lawyer says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man incarcerated since his mistaken deportation in March, was released Friday from jail in Tennessee and is “presently en route to his family in Maryland,”

  23. WMUR

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia released amid human smuggling trial (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

  24. New York Post

    Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from Tennessee jail (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Alleged MS-13 gangbanger and accused human smuggler Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail Friday and is bound for his family in Maryland, his lawyer said.

  25. Newsweek

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia free from detention, reuniting with family: Report (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from Putnam County Jail in Tennessee and is traveling to Maryland to reunite with his family.

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