A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s effort to deport alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda.

US District Judge Paula Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, paused the deportation plan until the Trump administration allows Abrego Garcia the opportunity to contest his removal, according to the Washington Post . 3

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Abrego Garcia just hours before the order came down at the agency’s office in Maryland — following his release from a Tennessee jail last week after facing human smuggling charges .

“Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

“President

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