Trump administration seeks to move ahead with removing Abrego Garcia to Liberia
Source: ABC News
March 20, 2026, 10:34 PM
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to swiftly remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as a court allows.In a series of filings on Friday, administration officials asked a judge to dissolve a preliminary injunction that bars them from re-detaining Abrego Garcia and deporting him.
Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, was deported last March to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution. The Trump administration claimed he was a member of the criminal gang MS-13, which he and his attorneys deny.
He was brought back to the U.S. in June to face the human smuggling charges, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Although Abrego Garcia has said he's willing to be sent to Costa Rica, Acting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said in a memo filed in court that he has "decided to disregard" that request and intends to send him to Liberia if Abrego Garcia is ordered removed from the U.S.
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Lovie777
(22,858 posts)damn, no wonder why majority in the US don't like ICE.
twodogsbarking
(18,621 posts)cstanleytech
(28,448 posts)twodogsbarking
(18,621 posts)GiqueCee
(4,117 posts)... don't even try to hide it anymore. Malicious cruelty is the point, not an aberration, and they purposely recruit sociopaths who revel in their wanton disregard for common human decency. Let us fill those warehouses they're building with these irredeemable scumbags.
wolfie001
(7,600 posts)Fuck every last one of them.
brer cat
(27,552 posts)I haven't seen any proof that he is guilty of a crime or a danger to American citizens.
Bayard
(29,525 posts)They can't stand to lose face if he stays.
raging moderate
(4,619 posts)If he gets sent to Liberia, could some of us help him move to Costa Rica?
bluestarone
(22,081 posts)STEAL every penny that he got, just before deporting him!
intheflow
(30,164 posts)I hope the judge farts in their general direction.
Solly Mack
(96,892 posts)Mr.Bee
(1,793 posts)The problem is they can't be stopped because the billionaires are really the ones running the show.
and they own both parties!
Vinca
(53,901 posts)It's insane to send anyone to Liberia.
GiqueCee
(4,117 posts)... defines the Trump regime. They have to be stopped; I don't care how.