The filing took aim at comments last week in which the homeland security secretary “assailed Mr. Abrego’s character and reputation," his attorney said.

Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia accused DHS Secretary Noem of violating court rules by making highly prejudicial public statements about the defendant. The post 'Calculated to maximize the prejudice': Kristi Noem's 'monster' tirade against Abrego Garcia violated court rules,