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Abrego Garcia v. Noem (Deportation suit 2025)

No. 8:25-cv-00951 District · Active Active
Court
Federal Court
mdd
Filed
Mar 24, 2025
Judge (CL)
Paula Xinis
Filed (CL)
Mar 24, 2025
CL Status
active

Case Overview

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia sued the Trump administration following his deportation to El Salvador even though in 2019 a judge granted his a form of relief called withholding of removal.


The Application

History

Abrego Garcia possessed a valid 2019 withholding-of-removal order barring removal to El Salvador, yet the Trump administration deported him there; Judge Xinis found this violated both the prior order and due process rights.

The Conclusion

The court ordered the government to facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the United States, asserting judicial power to enforce withholding orders and remedy unlawful deportations despite separation-of-powers tensions with the executive branch.

Federal Court TMR-dd018998 Removal to Third Country May 18, 2026
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