Paula Xinis

Paula Xinis
Xinis testifying to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary during her nomination hearing in 2015
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
Incumbent
Assumed office May 18, 2016

In Abrego Garcia v. Noem , No. 25-cv-951 (Apr. 4, 2025), Judge Xinis ordered the United States government to "facilitate" and "effectuate" the return of illegal immigrant Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia back to the United States, whom the government concedes was removed due to an "administrative error". Parts of this ruling were later affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States, which however stopped short of requiring the government to "effectuate" Garcia's return. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• James Boasberg, the Federal judge in the concurrent deportation case of Venezuelan nationals.

References

1. Blackburn, Piper Hudspeth (17 April 2025). "Who is Judge Paula Xinis? What to know about the judge in the case of a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador". CNN. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
2. "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States District Courts". whitehouse.gov . 26 March 2015 – via National Archives.
3. Paula Xinis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
4. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov . 26 March 2015 – via National Archives.
5. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – September 17, 2015". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
6. "On the Nomination (Confirmation Paula Xinis, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge)". www.senate.gov.
7. Jalonick, Mary Clare (May 16, 2016). "The Senate has confirmed lawyer Paula Xinis to be a federal judge in Maryland". Associated Press News. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
8. "Kristi Noem, Secretary of homeland security, et al. v. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, et al" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-07.
9. "Kristi Noem, Secretary of homeland security, et al. v. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, et al" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-04-10.

External links

• Paula Xinis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
• Paula Xinis at Ballotpedia

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Preceded by Deborah K. Chasanow	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2016–present	Incumbent