U.S. District Judge Barbara Holmes declined to rule on whether Abrego Garcia should be detained while awaiting trial and said she would issue a written decision "sooner rather than later."

More than two years later, that routine traffic stop on Nov. 30, 2022, is at the center of a federal criminal case involving allegations of an international immigrant smuggling ring and criticism of P...

Prosecutors, who allege he is a member of the gang MS-13, a designated terrorist organization, argued he could flee or intimidate witnesses if released.