Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadorian national whose wrongful deportation earlier this year prompted multiple rebukes from federal courts, was taken into custody on Monday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at its Baltimore field office.
The detention occurred despite several federal court orders directing the government to ensure his presence in the US while his legal claims were resolved. His arrest has raised renewed questions about executive compliance with binding judicial orders.
ICE’s action followed a prior illegal deportation in March , which was overturned by a court order mandating his return to the US in June. On March 24, he and his family filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Maryland, arguing that the deportation violated due proc