A State Department official revealed the status of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, saying he is “alive and secure” in the Central American country’s notorious mega-prison.
In a court filing released on Saturday, Michael G. Kozak, a longtime official within the State Department, said, “It is my understanding based on official reporting from our Embassy in San
Salvador that Abrego Garcia is currently being held in the Terrorism Confinement Center in El
Salvador. He is alive and secure in that facility.”
“He is detained pursuant to the sovereign, domestic authority of El Salvador,” he added.
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The update came just after a 5 p.m. deadline set by Judge Paula Xinis, in which she ordered that officials provide daily reports on the
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