The saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the reputed MS-13 gangbanger, illegal alien, and alleged human smuggler who the mainstream media dubbed the “Maryland father"—continues. He was first mistakenly deported to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison in March, then returned to the U.S. following a series of court rulings, but was quickly charged with human smuggling.
Although the government threatened to deport him to Uganda, he currently resides at an ICE facility in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, an immigration court refused to reopen his case:
With today’s ruling, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s final order of removal stands.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 1, 2025
This MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, domestic abuser, and child predator will never be loose on American streets.
His lawyers tried to fight his removal from the U.S. but one thing is certain,…
His lawyers tried to fight his removal from the U.S. but one thing is certain, this Salvadoran man is not going to be able to remain in our country. He will never be allowed to prey on innocent Americans again.
Never forget the Democrats flew to a foreign land on the US taxpayer’s dime to break bread with this terrorist gang member and visit him in prison. While they continue to fight for criminal illegal aliens, we will continue to put the safety of the American people FIRST.
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The judge ruled that Abrego Garcia’s filing was “untimely”:
In the emergency motion filed in August to reopen the case, attorneys for the wrongly deported Abrego Garcia argued that because he was deported to El Salvador and then brought back to the United States, he is now eligible to apply for asylum within one year of his last entry into the U.S.
But in the order filed on Wednesday, Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Philip Taylor said that Abrego Garcia's motion to reopen his motion to seek asylum is "untimely" because he filed the motion nearly six years after his immigration proceedings -- beyond the 90-day deadline required.
The judge also ruled that although the government had floated the idea of deporting Abrego Garcia to Uganda, it was not necessarily a done deal:
“The word ‘may’ is permissive,” Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Philip Taylor wrote in his opinion.
“[It] indicates to the Court that in sending this notification to Respondent’s counsel, the Department sought to convey that it reserved the right to remove him to Uganda, not necessarily that it intended to do so, that it had decided to do so, or that it would do so imminently.”
Democrats and Republicans have vastly different views of the case, with senators like Chris “Margarita” Van Hollen (D-MD) flying down to El Salvador in April to cozy up to the “Maryland father,” while President Trump said the lawmaker “looked like a fool” and was a grandstander.
I have no sympathy for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who’s almost certainly an MS-13 member but he should be extremely mad at Democrats who used him until he was no longer useful. As a result he’s going to Uganda instead of Central or South America. Very much a FAFO moment! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/GsYO2voFb4
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) October 2, 2025
Abrego Garcia has 30 days to appeal, and until then, he cannot be deported. What’s next in this long-running story is anybody’s guess.
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