Judge Xinis: Your clients are *absolutely forbidden* from removing Mr. Abrego from the continental United States.

[In It to Win It]

Judge Xinis: Your clients are *absolutely forbidden* from removing Mr. Abrego from the continental United States. You understand this?

DOJ: Yes.

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-25T18:14:29.849Z

Abrego attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg: We've heard from our client that he is now being held in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I would request that in interim order, you order that ICE hold Abrego within 200 miles of hearing, for access to attys.

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-25T18:21:39.622Z

Judge Xinis: Are you concerned he'll move tonight?

Abrego attorney: That's exactly our concern.

Judge: Mr. Ensign, can you assure court he won't be moved?

DOJ: Not authorized at this moment, but can ask client

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-25T18:22:19.638Z

Judge Xinis: Then I will order that he not be moved from current detention facility, principally to have access to both criminal and habeas counsel. Clear?

DOJ: Yes.

Judge: Do you need me to put this in writing now, or will my oral pronouncement suffice?

DOJ: Oral suffices

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-25T18:23:42.037Z

(Hearing ends, will hear more tomorrow at 10 a.m.)

— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-08-25T18:24:21.748Z

Xinis: And you understand there are currently two injunctions in place that prohibit his removal

Ensign: We understand that both of those prohibit removal of Abrego from US during window of those orders

Xinis: I'm taking that as officer of the court as full intent to abide by those orders...

— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-08-25T18:14:01.539Z

[LeftInTX]

1. Well, what's a little "contempt of court" charge on the DOJ?

[Jim__]

2. Good action by the judge. I expect the DOJ to just ignore his orders.

[Volaris]

4. Yep. Or ICE will move him without orders from DOJ, at which point,

Pam will say 'I didn't do it', and then what?
District court judges are gonna have to be done with this due deference and benefit of the doubt nonsense, and start jailing responsible parties for ignoring valid court orders.
LET trump have a whole fit, who among us really cares what he wants at this point.

I've got 20 bucks says he gets disappeared again before a jury can return a not guilty verdict

[dweller]

7. He'll be gone before

The ink dries on the order

😠



✌🏻

[Volaris]

8. Id suggest one of the remedies (after the fact) will be to

Assign one Marshall's Office each to the Court, and to Congress, so that Branch Orders can be carried out WITHOUT the cooperation (or interference) of the Executive.

[Mr.WeRP]

10. That will never happen. The courts know that without a legislature

To hold Trump accountable, he will do what he wants and suffer no consequences.

We are in a fascist state at the moment. The only way out is a Congress that can impeach and convict Trump while blocking anything he needs to ensure his power. And Trump intends to use the military to win the next midterm.

[moniss]

16. Yes indeed and

I'm amazed at the number of people who continue to accept the BS line that the deployment of the military in cities is because supposedly the fascists care about black people getting shot etc. It's about gaining experience and knowledge for what is to come.

[Cheezoholic]

17. Me too. The media and people in general are tiptoeing around using the "F" word because its really fucking scary

And they are right, Fascism is really fucking scary. I'm also tired of Oligarchy and Socialism being tossed around as perhaps more preferable and less scary depictions on what's going on. Its full on Fascism 100% and I will call it as such and hope others do to.

[oberle]

31. The WaPo will not allow the use of the word fascist when responding to articles. I've tried quite a few times.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

27. Her. Paula Xinis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Xinis

[MrWowWow]

3. The Judge is Too Trusting...

or gullible. Abrego will be offshore, and in a jailcell before the next scheduled hearing

[Irish_Dem]

6. Judge knows exactly what she is doing. Doesn't look like she cares if Trump kidnaps this guy.

Words mean nothing today.
Look at her behavior.

[pnwmom]

18. What did you expect her to do? For a judge, words are literally everything. nt

[Irish_Dem]

25. I expect her to put this man in protective custody.

And to file contempt of court charges against the Trump attorneys and officials
who are lying to her and refusing to follow orders.

Stop running her mouth and take some GD action.

If words are all the courts have they might as well shut up shop.

Corrupt courts taking bribes and letting our democracy die is what we are looking at.

[pnwmom]

29. The time to do that is after they defy her order, not when they're saying they'll comply. nt

[Irish_Dem]

30. While she dicks around a man will be murdered.

She should hang her head in shame.

And be named as complicit in his murder.

[pnwmom]

34. She's not dicking around. Her order was clear and strong. nt

[MrWowWow]

22. Abrego is a Lost Cause in a Lawless System

He's just a distraction pawn.

[Irish_Dem]

28. Yep. Judges could not care less.

They have their bribes, cushy well paying jobs, great retirement and health care.
Screw the people.

[MrWowWow]

35. We must form a Self-Governing Blue State Coalition

And clean out all of the corrupt judges therein. Start with a clean slate.

[Irish_Dem]

36. it is heading to an outright battle.

Good vs evil.

Honesty vs corruption.

[quakerboy]

41. Or gradual capitulation

[Irish_Dem]

42. Yes that is the other option.

And the one most likely.

Evil will win for now.

[quakerboy]

43. So far

[Mr.WeRP]

11. The judges have NO ONE to affirm their power.

SCOTUS? Lol
Congress? Lol

And Trump intends to cement these two authorities’ position and power under him by using the military in the next election. The best this judge can do is delay the inevitable.

[Irish_Dem]

5. Judge needs to hide Abrego from Trump's ice goons.

[Cheezoholic]

19. I agree, protective custody should be implemented n/t

[pnwmom]

20. How? Another judge went to jail for trying to do that. nt

[Nigrum Cattus]

9. Sad that the current U.S. DOJ -

needs to be treated like a child !

[lastlib]

12. Judge needs to order US Marshals to enforce it.

Put guards at the gate with authority to inspect outgoing traffic.

[dsc]

13. The officer of the court stuff means that the DOJ attorney has his or her bar card on the line.

This is about as much as a judge can do in this regard. This is contempt on steroids.

[rubbersole]

14. donnie would try to "pardon" any consequences the attorneys would face.

tsf is drunk with pootie power.

[Hornedfrog2000]

15. They brought him back, so they can show the world

They can make him, or anyone else disappear forever. I guarantee he is good as gone.

[JustAnotherGen]

21. George Conway

Seems to agree with this assessment. If he starts a fund for this man to go to a third country with his family that will accept them - we are giving to it. It's enough.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Deadline: Legal Blog--Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

The Trump administration took him into immigration custody Monday morning after he was released from criminal custody on Friday.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

— Minka (@minkab.bsky.social) 2025-08-25T19:26:27.128Z

https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/kilmar-abrego-garcia-uganda-judge-rcna226995

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garica to Uganda, pending a further hearing, NBC News reported.

The temporary reprieve from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis during a hearing on Monday afternoon came quickly after Abrego was detained on Monday morning when he reported to immigration authorities in Maryland, following his release from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday. Before his release from criminal custody, the government offered him a plea deal that would have resulted in his deportation to Costa Rica, which, like his birth country of El Salvador, is a Spanish-speaking country in Central America. But after his release, the government said it intended to deport him to the African nation of Uganda. His lawyers then filed a new lawsuit in Maryland to challenge his latest detention and impending removal.

Abrego had been living in Maryland when the government illegally sent him to El Salvador in March, despite a 2019 court order that barred his removal to that country for his fear of persecution there. The U.S. government resisted court orders to return him until June, when it brought him to Tennessee to face charges of unlawfully transporting undocumented immigrants. He pleaded not guilty.

Xinis, an Obama appointee, is the judge who initially ordered his U.S. return.

[NJCher]

24. If he does deport him

after what the judge says, he adds to his reputation as a "president" gone rogue.

A president gone rogue is more what we have here than full-blown fascism. He does not have the military under his wing. He only has part of the courts beholden to him, and the SC only hears about 20 cases a year, so that's of dubious value.

I could go on and list other reasons, but I'd rather point out that I'm not about to give him credit for something he hasn't accomplished. That just makes me a sucker for his falsehoods. It would make me feel like I'm living a lie, something trump or other people can't make me do.

Newsom is doing a splendiferous job of making him The Fool. I prefer to lend my support to the ridiculous rather than create a falsehood that he's taken over the government.

[Skittles]

26. off topic but, how cool of a name is XINNIS

is it pronounced ZINNIS?

[LeftInTX]

40. It's a Greek name so, ZINIS

[UTUSN]

32. K&R

[0rganism]

33. Federal Court, right? So F47 can pardon any contempt charges

The judiciary has fallen. We cannot expect relief from the courts.

[moonshinegnomie]

37. the judge could charge them with civil contempt

order them held in jail untll such time as they comply with her order. civil contempt is not pardonable. she could in theory order the attorney general locked up until they comply with her order.

[Martin68]

38. This is an essential battle for the soul of this country. We must win it. If we do, Abrego's name will be in every

future history of the US a key case in the repudiation of Trump's attempted takeover of the country.

[Quanto Magnus]

39. Clerical error in

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