Attorneys seek time to argue Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case before his potential deportation
Source: Scripps News
Posted 4:45 PM, Jul 11, 2025 and last updated 5:00 PM, Jul 11, 2025
The fate of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still unclear. A federal judge in Maryland held a hearing on Friday to get clarity on the government's plans for a potential deportation.
Attorneys for Abrego Garcia are worried he could be sent off to a third-party country, possibly Mexico or even South Sudan, as soon as sometime next week.
An ICE official testified in court Thursday that those countries are possibilities, even though nothing right now is set in stone.
Abrego Garcia's attorneys have asked a federal judge to enforce a 72 hour hold before Abrego Garcia is deported, if he will in fact be deported to another country. They also want to know which country he would be deported to, in order to mount a case as to why he should not be deported.
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