The judge overseeing the proceedings suggested there were weaknesses in the government’s case against the Salvadoran man.

"Kilmar, thanks to his family fighting forward, has become a symbol of strength, perseverance, and fight," Lydia Walther-Rodriguez told the crowd.

At a separate hearing last week in Maryland, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said she was “deeply concerned” the government would attempt another swift deportation before Abrego Garcia could mount a ...