FEDERAL JUDGES CURB ICE RE‑DETENTION: WRONGFULLY DEPORTED ABREGO RELEASED AS THIRD‑COUNTRY REMOVAL PUT ON HOLD

Kilmar Abrego, wrongfully deported to El Salvador despite court protections, was released from criminal custody in Tennessee while judges imposed due‑process guardrails requiring advance notice before any ICE attempt to remove him to a third country. DOJ is pursuing human‑smuggling charges, which his lawyers call retaliatory. The case spotlights a growing clash between aggressive deportation tactics and federal judicial limits on immediate re‑detention and removal. DHS says it will still seek his deportation once he reports to supervision in Maryland.