Minnesota Judge Sarah West overturned a jury verdict in a $7.2 million Medicaid fraud case, sparking surprise from legal experts who call the move unusual.

The judge's order represents an immediate affront to senior Trump administration officials, who once vowed Abrego would “never walk America’s streets again.”

Defense attorneys and prosecutors are starting to select the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law.

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying that immigration officials held him without lawful authority. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must free him while his deportation case continues.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of helping an undocumented immigrant elude federal agents. Get up to speed ahead of the Dec. 15 trial.

By Andrew Goudsward Dec 11 (Reuters) - Jury selection begins on Thursday in the trial of a Wisconsin state judge charged with helping a migrant appearing in her courtroom evade an immigration arrest in a case stemming from President Donald Trump's push to prosecute individuals accused of resisting his hardline immigration tactics.

The judge rules Abrego Garcia was "without lawful authority", and will now at least temporarily be allowed to return to his Maryland home.

Former Kentucky sheriff reportedly admits to courthouse shooting of judge, plans insanity defense citing extreme emotional disturbance and psychotic episodes.