Here’s the current and confirmed situation regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia as of the latest reports:

He has not been deported and sent home permanently.
Instead:
• A federal judge in Maryland ordered his immediate release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody because authorities lacked a valid legal basis to detain him — he doesn’t have a formal deportation order right now.
• That same judge later blocked government attempts to detain him again when he had to check in with ICE, issuing a temporary restraining order preventing an immediate rearrest.
• He was wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier in 2025, despite a 2019 ruling that he couldn’t safely be sent there, and was brought back to the U.S. after a Supreme Court and other court orders.
• The Administration plans to appeal the judge’s release order, and officials have previously said they want to deport him to third countries (e.g., in Africa), not back to El Salvador.
• Meanwhile, Abrego Garcia also faces criminal charges (human smuggling) in U.S. courts that he disputes and has pleaded not guilty to.
So is he “home free”?
Right now, he’s free from detention and remains in the U.S. under the judge’s order, but his legal battles aren’t over — the government is appealing and may pursue further deportation efforts or other legal paths.