A Maryland judge has ordered the release of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego García, a decision that follows a review of his detention circumstances and the legal arguments presented by his defense. teleSUR

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00:00In other news, a judge in the U.S. District of Maryland has ruled that the abuses that were

00:05suffered by Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia under the Trump administration were

00:10surrounded by illegalities. Magistrate Paola Chines ordered his immediate release,

00:15noting that Abrego had been detained multiple times without proper legal authorization.

00:21The ruling also highlighted contradictions in the government's claim that his detention was

00:25intended for deportation. Abrego, like more than 200 Venezuelan citizens, had been held in the

00:32Salvador's Cicot facility. The Department of Homeland Security announced it will appeal the decision.

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