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Judge seeks assurances that Abrego Garcia won’t be deported to Liberia in violation of court order

A Maryland judge halted deportation until the government provides satisfactory assurances on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s treatment in Liberia amid human rights concerns.

  • On Monday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sought assurances that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Salvadoran national, before she lifts an injunction, despite ICE filing a notice last week planning deportation to Liberia, West African nation, as early as Friday.
  • Earlier this year, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and held in a notoriously brutal prison, while advocacy groups say third‑country deportation agreements violate due process.
  • His attorneys told the court they had received confidential Liberian government documents and said Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to interview Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he filed a fear notice.
  • At a status conference U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis asked why Costa Rica is not being used instead, noting the Liberian government may have agreed to take Kilmar Abrego Garcia only temporarily.
  • A recent Supreme Court decision has enabled faster third‑country removals, as the June Supreme Court decision allowed swift removal to countries other than migrants' homelands with minimal notice.
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A federal judge in Maryland asked Monday for assurances that the government will not deport Kilmar Abrego García before she raises a court order prohibiting his removal from the United States. The Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) issued a notice at the end of last week about its plan to deport him to Liberia, West African country, starting Friday. This is the last of a number of African countries that the agency has designated as po…

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Landscape Management broke the news in on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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