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Trump administration's plan to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country sparks outrage
Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immigration case has once again made headlines. Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported once before and returned to the United States, but the Trump administration now intends to deport him again. This time, they want to send Abrego Garcia to a third country rather than his home country, El Salvador, raising legal and human rights concerns.
Officials say there is no set timeline yet. Garcia, who was recently returned to the United States and released from jail, is still facing legal uncertainty as deportation approaches.A federal prosecutor told a federal judge in Maryland on Thursday that once Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from jail in Tennessee, the administration of President Donald Trump intends to deport him to a nation other than his native El Salvador, as per a report by Guynn, an attorney with the Justice Department, stated that the removal process would take place in a "third country." However, the prosecutor added that the U.S. government would abide by all court orders and that there are "no imminent plans" to deport Abrego Garcia.
ALSO READ: Microsoft layoffs: Xbox faces turbulence - up to 2,000 jobs on the line as studio shutdowns loom With the Supreme Court's approval, the Trump administration has incorporated deportations to non-origin nations into its immigration this month, Abrego Garcia was brought back to the United States and the Justice Department was directed to free him from Tennessee prison pending trial, as per a Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw stated that Abrego Garcia is likely to be deported to his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia entered a not guilty plea to charges of smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States.
At the DOJ's civil division, Jonathan Guynn, deputy assistant attorney general, told the court on Thursday, "Our plan is that he will be taken into ICE custody and removal proceedings will be initiated," according to NOTUS. "To El Salvador or a third country?" Judge Paula Xinis of the U.S. District inquired. "To a third country is my understanding," he Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said that Abrego Garcia will never go free on American for Abrego Garcia expressed concern that he might be released from Tennessee on Friday and then taken away over the weekend by Immigration and Customs the call on Thursday, Guynn informed the judge that "there's no timeline." He declared, "We do intend to abide by the orders we have received from this court and other courts." "However, there is no schedule for these particular proceedings."In a hurried conference call with U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis and Abrego Garcia's lawyers in Greenbelt, Maryland, Guynn acknowledged the government's plans. In order to prevent deportation before trial, Abrego Garcia's attorneys had submitted an urgent request to Xinis, asking him to direct the government to transport him to Maryland upon his release from Tennessee, as per a report by The isn't Abrego Garcia deported to El Salvador?The administration intends to deport him to a third country, though it has not specified which.
Is there a timeline for his deportation? No. Officials say there are no imminent plans, but removal proceedings have begun.
