Maryland father Kilmar Ábrego García had his asylum bid denied by a Baltimore immigration judge on Thursday.

Ábrego, who gained widespread attention after the Trump administration wrongfully deported him to El Salvador in March, will have 30 days to appeal.

The administration returned the Salvadorian national, who has a protected status, to the U.S. in June after mounting pressure from activists and a Supreme Court order directing officials to “facilitate” his return.

In March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) blamed his deportation on an “administrative error,” according to court documents.

However, on his return, he was immediately slapped with human smuggling charges and detained in Tennessee.

Days after his release, he was detained again by ICE in Baltimore as part of a

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