Thursday, December 11, 2025

The "Mechanics" Order: Habeas Release -- By 5 PM EST Today -- For Abrego...


As of 3 PM EST, Noem has filed no appeal. Seems he will be able to head to an undisclosed location inside Maryland, tonight, accompanied by pre-trial services, to set up his "at home" monitoring. Excellent. [Of course, for his -- and his family's -- security, we will not disclose the moment of his release, nor that location.]

Here it all is -- pretty plainly laid out, by USDC Judge Paula Xinis:

. . .1. Petitioner Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s Petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 at ECF No. 1 is hereby GRANTED;

2. Respondents SHALL release Abrego Garcia from ICE custody immediately;

3. Respondents SHALL notify Abrego Garcia’s counsel of the exact time and location of his release no fewer than four hours prior to releasing him, and notify the Court of the status of Abrego Garcia’s release by email to chambers no later than 5:00 p.m. today, Thursday, December 11, 2025;

4. A representative of the United States Pretrial Services Office for this District SHALL separately contact Abrego Garcia’s criminal counsel with further instruction for installation on the release conditions previously imposed in. . . United States v. Abrego Garcia, No. 3:25-CR-00115-1 (M.D. Tenn.);

5. Respondents SHALL immediately transmit this Order and the accompanying Memorandum Opinion to all relevant officers, agents, and employees under their control and who are involved in this matter and [in]. . . United States v. Abrego Garcia, No. 3:25-CR-00115-1 (M.D. Tenn.). . . .

6. Within a week of the date of this Order, by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2025, the parties SHALL submit a joint status report as to the parties’ position regarding resolution of Respondents’ pending motion to dissolve at ECF No. 72 [the motion by Noem to dissolve the injunction, and continue with detention / deportation mechanics]; and

7. The Clerk is DIRECTED to transmit a copy of this Order to all counsel of record.

December 11, 2025: /s/ Paula Xinis,
United States District Judge


Excellent. . . just. . . excellent.

नमस्ते

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