JUDGE ORDERS 72-HOUR NOTICE, BLOCKS IMMEDIATE ICE CUSTODY; ALLEGED MS-13 SMUGGLER RELEASED TO MARYLAND

Federal judges approved pretrial release for Kilmar Abrego Garcia and a Maryland court barred ICE from immediate custody, requiring 72-hour notice before any removal action. Abrego Garcia—alleged MS-13 member indicted on human smuggling charges after a 2022 Tennessee stop—was released and is headed to Maryland. The case follows his erroneous March deportation to El Salvador and return to the U.S. in June. The ruling exemplifies growing judicial limits on rapid ICE detention and transfers.