Overview
- Ábrego García’s federal hearing in Maryland on Tuesday ended without a decision, leaving prior court blocks on his detention and deportation in place.
- Judge Paula Xinis ordered both sides to propose a joint schedule for final rulings on his habeas and constitutional claims.
- A Justice Department lawyer said that, if the injunctions are lifted, ICE could take him into custody and fly him to Liberia within about a week.
- Xinis questioned why the government rejects Costa Rica, which his lawyer says agreed to accept him, as the defense noted ICE sends about 25 people per week there but not him.
- Ábrego García, mistakenly deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison in March 2025 and later charged with human smuggling in Tennessee, remains with his family in Maryland as the case raises broader questions about third‑country removals and executive discretion.