Trump administration officials initially sought to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia after wrongly deporting him to El Salvador, but changed tack after the White House got involved, The Atlantic reported on Friday.
The outlet detailed internal discussions among officials at the Departments of State, Justice, and Homeland Security initially focused on Abrego Garcia's safety and explored diplomatic options for his return to the United States. One of them included having the U.S. ambassador to the country make an appeal to President Nayib Bukele to secure his return.
