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"Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask Judge Crenshaw to bring DHS back in line after its tweets and comments ..."
Reposted by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask Judge Crenshaw to bring DHS back in line after its tweets and comments calling the judge "LAWLESS" and Abrego an "MS-13 gang member" and "human trafficker." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.98.0.pdf
Yesterday, this Court denied the government's motion for revocation (Dkt. 95), and the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted Mr. Abrego certain relief in his immigration-related civil case.' Shortly after those decisions were issued, the Department of Homeland Security {"DHS"} made multiple inflammatory statements attacking Mr. Abrego and
the judges presiding over both cases. These highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments
underscore the need to ensure that all officials at DHS comply with Local Criminal Rule 2.01. (See
Dkt. 94).
First, after the opinions were issued in this case and in Maryland, the official DHS account
on X posted the following statement calling this Court "LAWLESS":
This is a LAWLESS judge.
This MS-13 gang member, human trafficker and illegal alien will never walk America's streets again.
Second, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement calling Judge Xinis "unhinged," mischaracterizing the nature of the charges in this case, labeling
ALT
July 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
@joshuajfriedman.com
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask Judge Crenshaw to bring DHS back in line after its tweets and comments calling the judge "LAWLESS" and Abrego an "MS-13 gang member" and "human trafficker." https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.98.0.pdf
Yesterday, this Court denied the government's motion for revocation (Dkt. 95), and the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted Mr. Abrego certain relief in his immigration-related civil case.' Shortly after those decisions were issued, the Department of Homeland Security {"DHS"} made multiple inflammatory statements attacking Mr. Abrego and
the judges presiding over both cases. These highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments
underscore the need to ensure that all officials at DHS comply with Local Criminal Rule 2.01. (See
Dkt. 94).
First, after the opinions were issued in this case and in Maryland, the official DHS account
on X posted the following statement calling this Court "LAWLESS":
This is a LAWLESS judge.
This MS-13 gang member, human trafficker and illegal alien will never walk America's streets again.
Second, DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement calling Judge Xinis "unhinged," mischaracterizing the nature of the charges in this case, labeling
ALT
July 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask Judge Crenshaw to bring DHS back in line after its tweets and comments calling the judge "LAWLESS" and Abrego an "MS-13 gang member" and "human trafficker." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com) 2025-07-24T19:30:15.388Z