Conditions set for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from custody

Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared in federal court Wednesday as a judge ruled he could be released from criminal custody while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges—but only if immigration officials don’t detain him first. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes ordered that if Garcia is released from ICE custody, he must live with his brother under home detention and be subject to location monitoring. His legal team raised no objections to the terms.