Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained by ICE during Baltimore check-in
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March and later returned to the U.S., was taken into federal custody Monday morning by immigration authorities. An attorney for Abrego Garcia confirmed the news to NPR.
The detention, which was expected, happened minutes after Abrego Garcia walked into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Baltimore for a check-in after being released from federal custody on Friday in Tennessee pending a trial on separate criminal charges.
Talking to supporters gathered outside the building, Abrego Garcia said seeing his family over the weekend filled him with hope, and he said those moments "will give me strength...
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