By Mike Scarcella

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday blocked an effort to have Kilmar Abrego returned to custody a day ‍after his release from detention.

Abrego, whose wrongful deportation became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Pennsylvania on Thursday evening after U.S. District Judge Paula ‌Xinis ordered his release on a temporary ‌basis.

Following that ruling, an immigration judge filed a new order saying Abrego must report back to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody by 8 a.m. Friday morning. Abrego’s lawyers then asked the judge to issue a temporary restraining order to block the new immigration detention ‍order.

Xinis, of U.S. District Court in Marylan

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