Suspected MS-13 Human Trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released Under Court Supervision [WATCH]

An alleged MS-13 gang member and accused human smuggler was released from a Tennessee jail Friday and escorted by private security back to his family in Maryland, as reported by The New York Post.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 30, had been held at the Putnam County Jail since June after the Trump administration facilitated his return from El Salvador to face federal charges of human smuggling.

“Today, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. He is presently en route to his family in Maryland, after being unlawfully arrested and deported, and then imprisoned, all because of the government’s vindictive attack on a man who had the courage to fight back against the Administration’s continuing assault on the rule of law,” his attorney, Sean Hecker, told Fox17.

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He added, “He is grateful that his access to American courts has provided meaningful due process.”

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has just been RELEASED by a federal judge and is back on American streets

A wife-beating, human traffcking, ILLEGAL, MS-13 gang member from EL SALVADOR is on his way to Maryland as we speak

THIS IS INSANE!

Our justice system needs an OVERHAUL! pic.twitter.com/G4rDp8T7Bw

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 22, 2025

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Court filings earlier this week revealed that Abrego Garcia’s legal team hired a private security company to escort him from Tennessee to Maryland. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes granted his release Friday as his human smuggling case moves forward.

NEW: “Maryland Man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran illegal alien alleged MS-13 gang member charged with human trafficking, has been released from custody in TN & will head to Maryland to join his wife, who has repeatedly accused him in court of beating her. ICE is blocked… pic.twitter.com/YDT1SMvCy4

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 22, 2025

The charges stem from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee when authorities pulled over his vehicle, which contained eight passengers but no luggage. Local police suspected human smuggling at the time, though no charges were filed immediately.

Abrego Garcia has also faced personal allegations. He was accused of physically abusing his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, a U.S. citizen who has publicly advocated for his innocence.

NEW REMINDER: Sick findings of a grand jury showed Kilmar Abrego Garcia solicited child porn while engaging in murdering rival MS-13 gang members yet a Maryland judge just released this illegal alien from jail showing a complete disregard for the safety of Americans. pic.twitter.com/BfUZIxAk84

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Earlier this year, the Trump administration deported Abrego Garcia to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, grouping him with suspected gang members sent to the nation’s high-security CECOT prison.

Officials later admitted his removal had been an “administrative error,” but maintained that he had been identified by a reliable source as a ranking member of MS-13. Abrego Garcia has denied any gang affiliation.

In July, a federal judge issued an order requiring immigration authorities to wait 72 hours after Abrego Garcia’s release before attempting to deport him again.

The judge also directed that he be returned to the supervision of an ICE field office in Baltimore, which had monitored him prior to his arrest in March.

Kilmar Abrego García is free. He’s on his way to Maryland. pic.twitter.com/gDvMFjKxVA

— Joshy (Jo-sie) (@JoshyCastillo) August 22, 2025

Abrego Garcia first entered the United States illegally in 2011. In 2019, he was granted protection from deportation based on claims that he faced threats from MS-13 rivals in El Salvador.

Kristi Noem had this to say:

SCOOP

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem provided me with this statement on the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. pic.twitter.com/qcbQKC7a64

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) August 22, 2025

The case remains ongoing as federal prosecutors pursue charges related to human smuggling.

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