Judge Denies Kilmar Ábrego García's Asylum Reopen Bid

A U.S. immigration judge in Baltimore denied Kilmar Ábrego García’s bid to reopen his 2019 asylum case, ruling any new asylum claim untimely; he has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Ábrego, a Salvadoran national with an American wife and children, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March and returned to the U.S. in June. After his return he was charged with human-smuggling in Tennessee, taken into ICE custody, and faces government plans to remove him to a third country such as Uganda or Eswatini — a step his attorneys say risks eventual return to El Salvador. U.S. officials have publicly alleged MS‑13 affiliation, which Ábrego denies and for which he has not been convicted, making the case a partisan flashpoint over Trump-era immigration enforcement. Supporters rallied outside the Baltimore ICE field office as his legal team continues to seek stays and appeal the denial.