{"id":2464705,"date":"2025-07-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-agrees-to-keep-abrego-garcia-in-custody-for-at-least-30-days\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:01:38","slug":"doj-agrees-to-keep-abrego-garcia-in-custody-for-at-least-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-agrees-to-keep-abrego-garcia-in-custody-for-at-least-30-days\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ agrees to keep Abrego Garcia in custody for at least 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-agrees-to-keep-abrego-garcia-in-custody-for-at-least-30-days%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2464705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Justice Department and the attorneys for Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia have agreed to keep him in federal criminal custody in Tennessee for at least 30 more days. This agreement temporarily delays the Trump administration&#8217;s plan to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country, such as Mexico or South Sudan, upon his release. The stay allows Abrego Garcia time to assess his legal options before potentially being transferred to ICE custody for removal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>This move marks a concession from the administration, which had previously intended to immediately hand him over to ICE after his release to begin deportation regardless of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-criticizes-doj-for-speaking-to-media-amid-ongoing-investigation-into-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"... Criticizes DOJ For Speaking To Media Amid Ongoing Investigation Into Capitol Riot\">pending criminal case<\/a>. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March despite a court order preventing removal there, but was returned to the U.S. in june following court intervention. His legal team is seeking protections to prevent another deportation. <\/p>\n<p>The 30-day delay will not affect the scheduled trial date in January 2026. Simultaneously occurring,a federal judge in Maryland is expected to issue a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >temporary restraining order<\/a> to block ICE from deporting Abrego Garcia immediately after his detention ends. Abrego Garcia remains in custody while his legal team and government prepare for trial and await further court rulings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ agrees to keep Abrego Garcia in custody for at least 30 days<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2175951\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justice Department<\/a>&nbsp;and attorneys for Salvadoran national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3472222\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-back-in-court-as-second-deportation-stakes-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia<\/a> reached an agreement Sunday to keep him in U.S. criminal custody in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tennessee<\/a> for 30 days, temporarily delaying the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a>&rsquo;s plans to deport him to a third country such as Mexico or South Sudan upon his release.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621\/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621.93.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">filing<\/a> to U.S. District Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3462381\/judge-warns-doj-over-kilmar-abrego-garcia-public-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Waverly Crenshaw<\/a>, defense attorneys said the short-term stay would allow Abrego Garcia time to evaluate his legal options before possibly being transferred from federal criminal custody to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>&nbsp;custody for removal proceedings. Crenshaw is weighing whether to reverse a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j6-praying-grandma-vows-to-appeal-six-month-home-confinement-sentence-and-100k-fine-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018J6 praying grandma\u2019 vows to appeal six-month home confinement sentence and 0K fine - Washington Examiner\">magistrate judge&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s prior decision to allow Abrego Garcia to be released ahead of his trial early next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3476873\/dershowitz-no-revelations-coming-epstein-grand-jury-transcripts\/\">Dershowitz signals no revelations coming in Epstein grand jury records<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3476095\/lawyers-embrace-ai-tools-lack-rules-courts\/\">Lawyers embrace AI tools amid lack of uniform rules in courts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3476442\/trump-dealt-legal-setback-in-effort-to-pull-funding-for-radio-free-europe\/\">Trump dealt legal setback in effort to pull funding for Radio Free Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The government does not object to this request, and such a short delay will not affect the parties&rsquo; ability to confer regarding a proposed scheduling order or to prepare for trial,&rdquo; the defense team wrote Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The filing noted that the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DOJ<\/a>&nbsp;would continue turning over discovery materials during the 30 days and that both sides would continue working toward a scheduling order ahead of a July 30 deadline. The defense said it does not anticipate the 30-day stay will delay the Jan. 27, 2026, trial date.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement represents a concession from the Trump administration, which previously told a federal judge in Maryland that it intended to take Abrego Garcia immediately into ICE custody upon his release from Tennessee and begin the deportation process, regardless of his criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>The case of Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March despite a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-arrest-man-assaulting-undercover-cop-after-altercation-with-drag-queen-story-hour-protestors\/\" title=\"NYPD Arrest Man Assaulting Undercover Cop After Altercation With Drag Queen Story Hour Protestors\">court order barring<\/a> his removal only to that country, has sparked confusion and criticism. He was returned to the United States in June following judicial intervention, and his legal team has since been pressing for court protections to prevent another removal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3473656\/judge-skeptical-doj-effort-abrego-garcia-jail-before-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>JUDGE SKEPTICAL OF DOJ EFFORT TO KEEP ABREGO GARCIA IN JAIL BEFORE TRIAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision to allow for a 30-day stay may also ease pressure on Abrego Garcia&rsquo;s lawyers as they await a ruling from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland. Xinis is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3468890\/judge-weighs-blocking-trump-administration-deporting-kilmar-abrego-garcia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expected to issue a temporary restraining order<\/a> that would block ICE from deporting Abrego Garcia to a third country immediately after his criminal detention ends.<\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia remains in custody in Tennessee while his legal team and the government work toward trial preparations and await further developments in the civil case pending in Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2175951\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2175951\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DOJ to hold Abrego Garcia in custody for 30 days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2464706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-file-photo-april-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53291,6026,7076],"class_list":["post-2464705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abrego-garcia","tag-custody","tag-doj"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-file-photo-april-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464705"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464709,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464705\/revisions\/2464709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}