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Pedro Camacho

Feds Now Say Abrego Garcia Could Be Deported Before Facing Trial, Contradicting Prior Claim

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (Credit: X)

The U.S. government now says it could deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia before he faces trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee, contradicting earlier statements by Justice Department and White House officials.

During a federal court hearing in Maryland on Monday, Justice Department attorney Jonathan Guynn told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would detain Abrego Garcia upon his release from criminal custody and move to deport him, potentially to a third country, though Guynn did not specify which one.

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