Happening right now: Kilmar Ábrego García has been taken into custody by ICE in Baltimore, Maryland. His wife Jennifer García just emerged from the building by herself. Hundreds of organizers and supporters outside the building. Lawyer just announced a new lawsuit in federal court to block removal.
This isn't a country I am proud to be a part of. This is a shame I will carry until I'm no longer here. The United States of America is cursed and damned by the actions it allows and the actions it takes. To those proud of this, your souls were eaten long ago and all that awaits you is Gehenna.
Oh the poor man.
Fuck it, issue an arrest warrant for the ICE agents.
Didn't a judge issue a contempt order against the feds and a higher court overturned it?
Gonna be honest, I’m not sure. If they did, I missed it. There’s always something new with this shit show, and it’s hard to keep up.
This man’s nightmare will seemingly never end thanks to this cruel and criminal administration.
Here's the new case, which is styled as a petition for habeas corpus—which means filings aren't public. District of Maryland. I imagine Kilmar's lawyers will move to mark it as "related" to his previous lawsuit, which is being handled by Judge Paula Xinis. (The one that started it all in March.)
We got the restrictions lifted! Here's the petition: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Case has been assigned to Judge Paula Xinis. And as is the custom with cases filed in the District of Maryland: The government cannot remove Kilmar Ábrego García for a brief period (usually until 4 p.m. on the second business day since case filed) or until assigned judge extends restriction.
Kilmar is showing more fight than the wealthiest, most well-connected firms, corporations and institutions in this nation.
I expect Judge Xinis will do just that. This is a result of a standing order, applying to all habeas petitions in Maryland, which effectively prevents all such stealth removals out of the district, which would deprive its judges of jurisdiction. Trump administration is challenging that order.
This became clear after the Supreme Court told the Trump administration to facilitate his return, and the government refused and criminalized him instead: Kilmar Ábrego García is a political prisoner of the U.S. government. After today's arrest, it's well past time to normalize calling him that.
The Supreme Court's early intervention aside, here's a great post putting today's arrest of Kilmar Ábrego García in the context of other lawlessness the justices have enabled in the intervening months: bsky.app/profile/leah...
Wouldn’t it be marvelous to have all that money spent on going after ONE guy and spend it on helping others?
Hooray 🙌
Fuck you
I. Am. Going. To. Scream! 😠 This is a #CrimeAgainstHumanity because they are torturing him.😡