Donald Trump’s White House is doing everything it can to make sure Kilmar Abrego Garcia never steps foot on U.S. soil as a free man – even if that means setting him free in another country while he faces criminal charges in this one.
Federal prosecutors want to bring his smuggling case to trial as soon as possible. But if he’s released from pretrial detention, immigration officials intend to arrest and deport him before a trial even begins, according to government lawyers.