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Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail for now

Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, enters a courthouse in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 25 [Brett Carlsen/Getty Images/AFP]

A Salvadoran national whose mistaken deportation spurred national outcry in the United States will remain in jail for now, as lawyers discuss how to prevent him from being removed from the country a second time.

On Wednesday, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was set to be released from pre-trial custody without having to post bail. He is being held in detention in Nashville, Tennessee, on criminal charges of human smuggling.

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