Supporters of Kilmar Abrego Garcia rallied as a judge in Maryland heard arguments over whether the Salvadoran native should be returned to the state ahead of his trial on federal human smuggling charges.

GREENBELT — A crucial hearing for the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is set to take place on Monday. A judge will hear arguments regarding the effort to return Garcia to Maryland. Find more on the allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia here. The hearing follows months of delays of court orders by the government to return and release Garcia.

A judge in Greenbelt on Monday heard arguments over whether to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to Maryland ahead of his trial on federal human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported from the U.