A federal ruling to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia prompted mixed reactions on Thursday from lawmakers on social media.
The Trump administration, which has been pursuing Abrego Garcia’s deportation to another country, was ordered to release Abrego Garcia until his removal is final. The deportation was hampered by Abrego Garcia’s fear of persecution from as many as 22 countries.
“Today’s ruling is a major win for justice,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) wrote on X on Thursday.
“Kilmar Abrego Garcia deserves to be home with his family — not trapped in a cycle of unlawful detention and last-minute deportation attempts. No family should have to fight this hard for due process.”
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) reacted to the news after visiting El Salvador to support Abrego Garcia earlier this year, when she was unable to see the then-recently deported immigrant.
“Due process at work,” Ansari wrote on X.
However, across the aisle, Republican lawmakers expressed concern over Abrego Garcia’s release due to the criminal charges pending against him.
“Given Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s MS-13 ties, record of domestic abuse, and indictment for human smuggling, he has no business roaming free on American…let alone Maryland…streets,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) wrote on X.
Abrego Garcia is facing criminal charges for allegedly transporting illegal migrants within the United States.
The House Republicans’s X account shared a video explaining Abrego Garcia’s alleged crimes.
“Republicans are fighting to protect Americans from these serious PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS,” the account captioned a repost of the video.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called Judge Paula Xinis, who issued the ruling, “an activist judge.”
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“This decision cannot stand. It jeopardizes the safety of American citizens,” Blackburn wrote on X.
Xinis’s order will stand unless the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit intervenes or the Department of Justice seeks an immediate stay pending appeal.
