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A federal judge denied the Justice Department's motions to dismiss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawsuit over his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, calling one of the government's motions "meritless." She did not immediately rule on Abrego Garcia's motion to be moved to federal custody in Maryland, pending his criminal trial in Tennessee on human trafficking charges.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said to Justice Department attorney Bridget O'Hickey, "You made three arguments, defendants, and none are availing … meritless."
Xinis, who had ordered the...
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