Judge instructs lawyers in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case to avoid public statements

NASHVILLE — A federal judge overseeing the criminal case against Kilmer Abrego Garcia has instructed his attorneys not to make public comments regarding the case. This directive from U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw followed a request from Abrego’s lawyer. He argued that officials were engaging in “public disparity campaigns” that could sway public opinion and […]

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News Summary 7. Homewood police report that 18-year-old Jabari Latrell Peoples was shot dead after engaging in a struggle with an officer who was investigating a marijuana smell coming from his vehicle. Although police state that they needed to retrieve a gun from his car, his family challenges this account and is asking for body […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail while judge weighs arguments over potential deportation

Protesters and national media members gathered outside the Downtown Federal Court House in Nashville, where Kilmer Abrego Garcia appeared at the hearing on June 25th (Photo: John Partipiro/Tennesse Seal Lookout) NASHVILLE — Maryland, facing criminal charges in Tennessee, will remain in jail until at least Friday after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador, to determine […]

Advocacy organizations warn ‘we are all Kilmar’; pledge to fight for immigrant rights

Lydia Walther Rodriguez, chief of organizing and leadership development in Cassa Maryland, will speak at a press conference before the arrest and detention hearing of Kilmer Abrego Garcia in Nashville, Tennessee on June 13, 2025 (Photo: Cassandra Stevenson/Tennesse Seal Checkout) The chant of “Todos Somos Kilmar” – “We’re All Kilmers” – suspended a gathering of […]

Federal magistrate judge denies government’s motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Kilmer Abrego Garcia’s Family – Brother Cesar Abrego Garcia, wife Jennifer Vasquez Sula and Mother Cecilia de Abrego Garcia will leave the Federal Court of Fred D. Thompson in Nashville on June 13, 2025. A federal judge in Nashville denied the government’s allegation detaining Kilmer Abrego Garcia, an immigrant living in Maryland. The federal prosecutors […]