🔗 Share this article US Judge Orders Release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from ICE Custody A federal judge has ordered the immediate discharge of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from detention by ICE, concluding his continued detainment lacks legal authority. "Since his return from erroneous imprisonment in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority," the judge stated in her order. The situation originates in a mistaken removal to El Salvador earlier this year, which the government later admitted was an error. Following his repatriation to the United States to answer alien smuggling allegations, he was held in federal detention. In her decision, the judge pointed out that the government does not have a current removal order, which effectively blocks them from removing Mr. Abrego Garcia "at this juncture." Background of the Legal Challenge The legal challenge center on conflicting assertions. Whereas the former administration argues that Abrego Garcia is a affiliate of the MS-13 gang, he categorically denies this claim. He has also entered a not guilty plea to the smuggling charges, which are part of a separate trial in the state of Tennessee. Conditions of Release The judge, who was hearing his challenge to removal in a federal court, ruled that he must now comply with the conditions of his bond from jail in Tennessee. This order shifts his monitoring to the Tennessee court. This ruling marks a notable turn in a complicated legal battle featuring claims of wrongful detention and contested gang affiliations.