Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he entered a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Aug. 25, 2025, in Baltimore. In his 16-page ruling, Crenshaw said many statements by Trump administration officials “raise cause for concern,” but one stood out. Likewise, Crenshaw noted that the Department of Homeland Security reopened an investigation into Abrego Garcia days after the U.S. Supreme Court said in April that the Trump administration must work to bring back Abrego Garcia. If convicted in the Tennessee case, Abrego Garcia will be deported, federal officials have said. Abrego Garcia contends that, while imprisoned in El Salvador, he suffered beatings, sleep deprivation and psychological torture.