Immigration Judge Rejects Kilmar Garcia's Bid to Reopen Deportation Case

Deportation Case Reopening Denied

• 📌 An immigration judge has rejected a bid to reopen the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who faced deportation.
• ⚠️ Lawyers for Abrego Garcia claimed he feared imminent removal to Uganda after being notified by the Department of Homeland Security.
• 🗓️ On October 1st, a judge upheld the final order of removal against Abrego Garcia, who has 30 days to appeal.

DHS Statement and Background

• 📣 The Department of Homeland Security celebrated the decision, labeling Abrego Garcia an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, domestic abuser, and child predator.
• 🇸🇻 Abrego Garcia initially fled El Salvador in 2012 and entered the US illegally.
• 💍 He married a US citizen in 2019 and has one biological child and two stepchildren.

Wrongful Deportation and New Charges

• 💥 In March, Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador's mega-prison, a move the Justice Department admitted violated a prior order.
• 📰 The case gained national attention, with Democratic leaders meeting with the asylum seeker.
• 🇺🇸 He was returned to the US on June 6th to face federal human trafficking charges in Tennessee for allegedly transporting undocumented immigrants, to which he pleaded not guilty.