Judge Denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia Asylum Reopening
An immigration judge in Baltimore on Oct. 2, 2025 denied Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid to reopen his 2019 asylum case; Abrego Garcia — a Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March and returned to the U.S. in June — has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. The case intersects criminal charges (federal human‑smuggling and state charges in Tennessee), ICE efforts to deport him to third countries (Uganda then Eswatini), and allegations he suffered abuse while detained in El Salvador’s CECOT prison.
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🔍 Key Facts
- An immigration judge in Baltimore denied Abrego Garcia’s motion to reopen his 2019 asylum case; he has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals.
- Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, returned to the U.S. in June, and now faces federal human‑smuggling charges and Tennessee state criminal charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop.
- ICE is pursuing deportation to third countries (proposed Uganda first, then Eswatini); his attorneys warn deportation could return him to El Salvador’s CECOT detention center where he alleges severe mistreatment.