Ruling for Abrego

 

One of the stupid  arguments DOJ had for keeping Abrego in custody was that if he were let out, ICE could pick him up and deport him again.  They wouldn't dare.  Would they? 

That would be very ballsy, and perhaps very costly.

Factoid:  According to Adam Klasfeld, who was at the hearing, Abrego's public defender Dumaka Shabazz, at one  point, said Abrego has never even had one misdemeanor charge, not one felony charge, not 34 felony charges.  Nicely done.

Will Allensworth and Richard Tennant led Abrego García’s defense in court last week, with Dumaka Shabazz delivering a stirring closing argument for Abrego García that included an outright accusation that the Trump administration brought its indictment to justify the public embarrassment of the mistaken deportation. Richard Thomason was also listed as a defense attorney. All were federal public defenders appointed to Abrego García’s case.

  Nashville Scene

I've heard only praise for these federal public defenders. But now, Abrego has hired private attorneys for the rest of his case:

Sean Hecker, Jenna Dabbs and David Patton — all of boutique New York City defense firm Hecker Fink LLP — will join Nashville attorney Rascoe Dean of Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison in the high-profile defense of Abrego García.

The best thing the DOJ could do right now is withdraw their charges.

UPDATE 06/23/2025: