Kilmar Abrego García was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Thursday after a federal judge ruled his continued detention was unlawful.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered officials to release the 30-year-old undocumented immigrant and longtime Maryland resident in part to ensure that he has a fair immigration process. She found that Justice Department attorneys and an ICE witness had “misled” the court at a hearing last month when they said they had to deport Abrego to the African nation of Liberia because Costa Rica, in Central America, had reneged on a deal to offer him refuge.
