Federal judge to hear from ICE on its plans for Abrego Garcia pending release from custody
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A federal judge ordered Trump official to testify about plans for Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported and faces potential removal.
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Justice Department officials notified Judge Xinis hours before the hearing that they plan to call as a witness Thomas Giles, the assistant director for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations office in Los Angeles, California.
Trump administration officials are expected to address on Thursday, "among other topics, the asserted lawful bases for detention, the nature and timing of any notice to be provided to Abrego Garcia, the location of any proposed custody or transfer, and the procedural steps Defendants intend to pursue," Xinis said in her order.
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