The Trump administration may attempt to deport Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country as early as this weekend, according to concerns raised by the defendant’s attorneys on Thursday during an emergency court call.
Justice Department attorney Jonathan Guynn told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland that the government intends to remove Abrego Garcia to a “third country” rather than back to his native El Salvador if the Trump administration moves ahead with swift removal efforts. However, Guynn said the Department of Homeland Security has “no imminent plans” and that the government would follow all court orders.
This courtroom sketch depicts, from left, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and Cesar Abrego Garcia, Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s brother, in court during Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s detention hearing,
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