US judge vows to rule 'soon' on Abrego Garcia's fate after marathon hearing

GREENBELT, MD— A federal judge in Maryland on Friday vowed to issue an order "as soon as possible" in a case involving the legal status of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Trump administration’s plans to deport him from the U.S. to a third country within days — capping an extraordinary marathon hearing in his case that stretched for nearly seven hours — and has dominated headlines and federal court dockets for as many months.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis adjourned the court Friday evening with a promise to order on the matter as quickly as possible. Much of the hearing, howev