Federal judge blocks Abrego Garcia’s deportation until October

A federal judge in Maryland issued a court order on Wednesday to block the order Trump administration From deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the United States to at least October, it laid the foundation for further court-to-government clashes after being imprisoned by immigration and customs enforcement earlier this week.

U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday expanded her temporary restraining order issued earlier this week, requiring Abrego Garcia to remain on the mainland — within 200 miles of Greenbelt Court in Maryland — until she could consider an emergency motion filed by his attorney at a reaction hearing.

She also set October 6 as the date of the hearing as agreed by both parties and said she would make a ruling on the urgent request within 30 days.

The latest news from Sinis has allowed Abrego Garcia to last in the U.S. for at least five weeks, and is currently blocking the Trump administration, from expelling him to third countries including Uganda.

Abrego Garcia appears in Baltimore’s Ice Room

It was after an emergency habeas order filed by his attorney Monday requested to keep Abrego Garcia in the United States until his immigration case could work through the appropriate channels to ensure proper procedural protection (including reasonable fear of interviewing) and then be removed from office to a third country.

Ice officials informed Abrego Garcia’s lawyers later last week that they planned to arrest him this week and deport him to Uganda as early as Wednesday. East African countries reached an agreement with the United States earlier this month to accept certain Deported immigrantsalthough the details of the arrangement are not yet clear.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (R) and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura (L) participated in a prayer vigil before entering the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on August 25, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Justice Department’s attorney, Lieutenant Drew, told Judge Sinis Wednesday that the Trump administration opposed the court’s expansion of the temporary restraining order, although he confirmed her problems would be voluntarily complied.

“At this moment, your client is absolutely banned from removing Mr. Abrego Garcia from the mainland,” Sinis stressed.

Abrego Garcia is still in the United States for the time being

Protesters gathered outside an ice rink office in Baltimore, Maryland on Monday, August 25, 2025. Ice officials arrested Abreg Garcia upon arrival at the facility, where he was ordered to be released in U.S. custody of Tennessee. (Breanne Deppisch/Fox News Number)

Also on Wednesday, Abrego Garcia’s lawyer told Xinis that they had filed an emergency motion to reopen his immigration case for asylum.

The request is outside Jurisdiction of Sinisand filed Tuesday in the Immigration Court in Baltimore.

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Compared to information provided by the Costa Rican government, the new fund has previously listed concerns about the lack of known collections in Uganda, detailing the protection or freedom Abreo Garcia will have in Uganda, which provides a written assurance that Abrego Garcia can not be denied or re-established in the country.

Justice Department officials offered Abrego Garcia the option to be handed over to Costa Rica last week as part of a plea agreement in exchange for criminal charges related to Tennessee human smuggling to ensure his guilty plea. He refused.