Paula Xinis Blocks Trump from Re-Detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Judge Paula Xinis blocked the administration of Donald Trump from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia because the government lacks a viable deportation plan.The ruling follows attempts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport the Salvadoran national to Africa despite an offer from Costa Rica to accept him.Kilmar Abrego Garcia was erroneously deported in 2025 and returned to the USA after a Supreme Court mandate, only to face smuggling charges in Tennessee.Defense attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg argued that immigration detention must facilitate removal rather than serving as a form of indefinite punishment.