Kilmar Abrego Garcia 's long march through various lock-ups and legal institutions reached a crescendo of sorts on Wednesday as two judges in two different jurisdictions issued orders in his favor.

The upshot of those rulings, however, may take a while to sort out.

First, U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, Jr., a Barack Obama appointee, issued a memorandum opinion and order which denied the Trump administration's motion to revoke a late June release order .

In a strongly worded 37-page opinion , the judge sitting in Nashville touched upon themes of "liberty" and "fairness" and effectively ordered Abrego Garcia be released from criminal custody – while leaving the release conditions up to his magistrate, or assistant, judge.

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