On Thursday, a U.S. judge ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Ábrego García — whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — ruling that the government never secured a formal order for his removal from the country.

The order from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland means Ábrego García will be allowed to return temporarily to his Maryland home despite repeated declarations from Trump administration officials that he would never again be free in the U.S.

The saga began in March when Ábrego García was wrongfully deported to a prison in his native El Salvador and then brought back to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges.

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