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WASHINGTON - Kilmar Arego Garcia has been released from a Tennessee jail and is en route to his family in Maryland, his lawyer confirms.

"Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. He is presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlawfully arrested and deported, and then imprisoned, all because of the government’s vindictive attack on a man who had the courage to fight back against the Administration’s continuing assault on the rule of law. He is grateful that his access to American courts has provided meaningful due process," said lawyer Sean Hecker in a statement.

What we know:

The release marks the closest to freedom Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been since his wrongful deportation to a notorious El Salvador prison in March.

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