Kilmar Abrego Garcia Emerges From Detention, Vowing To ‘Fight’ Trump Admin

Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia was back on the streets Friday as he vowed to “fight” the Trump administration.

A federal judge ordered Abrego Garcia’s release from ICE custody at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, arguing that the federal government had no legal basis for holding him. Abrego Garcia was appearing for a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Baltimore when he delivered remarks before a crowd of activists.

“I stand here today with my head held up high. And I will continue to fight and stand firm against all of the injustices this government has done upon me,” Abrego Garcia said.

Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called the judge’s decision “naked judicial activism,” pledging “to fight this tooth and nail in the courts.”

Abrego Garcia’s legal team condemned the Trump administration, saying they need to face “consequences.”

“This is not about one man or one family or one community — this isn’t even about the issue of immigration. This is about power over law,” Abrego Garcia’s attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said.

“The Trump administration has always chosen to use Mr. Abrego Garcia to try to stand for the principle that they get to do whatever they want to whomever they want whenever they want — with no consequences. There need to be consequences for the government, and that’s what we as his legal team are fighting for,” he added.