Summary
A judge in Maryland wants to make sure that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not deported from the U.S. to Liberia against a court order. Government lawyers are considering third-country options for his deportation, but no final decision has been made. Abrego Garcia is involved in ongoing legal issues, including an asylum application and a separate criminal charge.
Key Facts
- A U.S. judge is checking that Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported to Liberia against a legal order.
- Immigration authorities planned to deport him to Liberia as early as Friday.
- Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran national living in Maryland with his American wife and child.
- In 2019, he was protected from deportation to El Salvador due to fear of violence from gangs.
- Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier, leading to significant public pushback.
- A judge questioned why he could not be deported to Costa Rica, where he had been promised legal status.
- Abrego Garcia faces a separate human smuggling charge in Tennessee, which he has denied.
- He has applied for asylum in the U.S. and is waiting for decisions on his cases.
