Kilmar Armando Ábrego García released from federal immigration detention
The father is set to return to his family in Maryland after his evening release.
UMD SGA urges university to become sanctuary campus
Becoming a sanctuary campus would limit the university’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
UMD community members rally university administration to keep ICE off campus
The group marched from Hornbake Plaza to the Thomas V. Miller Administration building, holding up signs and chanting phrases like “say it loud, say it clear: immigrants are welcome here.”
UMD community members demand sanctuary campus status, non-compliance with ICE
More than 2,700 people have signed a petition calling on administrators to declare the university a sanctuary campus.
Follow the timeline of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García’s wrongful deportation
The Diamondback compiled our coverage from recent months to document the timeline of events related to Ábrego García.
Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Armando Ábrego García to Eswatini
ICE attorneys wrote in a letter on Friday that the Maryland resident had listed at least 22 countries where he feared persecution if he was deported there.
Judges order Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to be returned to Maryland, warned before arrest
Judge Paula Xinis ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to give three business days’ notice if ICE intends to begin deportation proceedings against Abrego Garcia.
Judge orders release of wrongly deported Maryland man as he awaits federal trial
The federal government filed a motion to appeal the judge’s decision and asked her to suspend the release order.
Trump administration reverses termination of international students’ legal statuses
As of a campus wide email on Friday, five individuals at the University of Maryland are impacted by revoked visas.
Prince George’s County, Trump administration officials clash over immigration policy
Prince George’s County is a sanctuary jurisdiction, meaning its local authorities separate themselves from federal immigration enforcement.