The filing took aim at comments last week in which the homeland security secretary “assailed Mr. Abrego’s character and reputation," his attorney said.

Judge Xinis said she is 'deeply concerned' that without restraint, the Trump administration will seek to hurry Abrego Garcia out of the country for a second time.

A federal judge in Tennessee declined on Wednesday to undo a separate judge’s decision to let Kilmar Abrego Garcia remain free while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges — though he’ll continue to remain behind bars for at least another month.

Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., the judge overseeing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case in Tennessee, has given generously to Democrats throughout his legal career.

The Trump administration faces setbacks as judges in Tennessee and Maryland block the deportation of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, with officials suggesting they may violate court orders.

According to court documents, Abrego Garcia suffered sleep deprivation, beatings, inadequate nutrition and psychological torment during his stint at the notoriously brutal prison.

His mistaken deportation became a flashpoint in tensions over the Trump Administration’s hardline immigration policy.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was kicked and hit so often after arriving in El Salvador that by the following day, he had visible bruises and lumps all over his body.