Abrego Garcia walked out of federal custody for the first time since March, when he was deported to El Salvador in what the government has called an "administrative error."

A federal magistrate judge released El Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody Fridqy while he awaits trial for alleged human trafficking in Tennessee.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is “presently en route to his family in Maryland” after being released Friday from jail in Tennessee, his lawyer said.