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US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial, Justice Department attorney says

Washington Post07-07-2025
GREENBELT, Md. — The U.S. government would initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before he stands trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee, a Justice Department attorney told a federal judge in Maryland on Monday.
The disclosure by U.S. lawyer Jonathan Guynn contradicts statements by spokespeople for the Justice Department and the White House , who said last month that Abrego Garcia would stand trial and possibly spend time in an American prison before the government moves to deport him.
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