A federal judge ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national mistakenly deported by the Trump administration and who is now facing human smuggling charges, must be released from custody while awaiting trial.
In a ruling on Sunday evening, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes said the Department of Justice “failed to meet its burden of showing a properly supported basis for detention on grounds that Abrego poses and irremediable danger to the community or is likely not to appeal.”
“Rather, the Court finds that it can impose conditions of release to reasonably assure the safety of others and the community and Abrego’s appearance,” the ruling said.
Holmes added that a separate hearing will be scheduled to specify what those conditions for Abrego Garcia’s release ultimately are,
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