Overview

• On June 27, attorneys filed an emergency motion asking a Tennessee court to delay his release pending trial on human smuggling charges
• Defense counsel cited contradictory DOJ representations about plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country other than El Salvador upon release
• Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes set strict conditions for pretrial release but kept him in custody as uncertainties remain over ICE actions
• The attorneys have asked U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to order Abrego Garcia’s transfer to Maryland to limit deportation risks
• A hearing on the emergency request is scheduled for July 7 to resolve the conflict between criminal proceedings and removal plans