Kilmar Abrego Garcia's final order of removal stands as judge denies motion to reopen his case
A motion to reopen the immigration case filed by attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia was denied by an immigration judge Wednesday.
In the emergency motion to reopen the case, filed back in August, Abrego Garcia's attorneys argued that because he was deported to El Salvador and then brought back to the U.S., he should now be eligible to apply for asylum within a year of his last entry into the U.S.
But in the order filed on Wednesday, Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Philip Taylor said that Abrego Garcia's motion to reopen his motion to seek asylum is "untimely," according to ABC News, because the motion was filed nearly six years after his immigration proceedings – well beyond the 90-day deadline required.
The Department of Homeland Security responded, posting on X:
"With today's ruling, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's final order of removal stands.
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