Overview
- Costa Rica’s security minister said the country remains ready to receive Kilmar Abrego García on humanitarian grounds and to grant him legal residency.
- The statement conflicts with a Nov. 7 Justice Department filing that cited State Department guidance naming Liberia as the only willing destination and portraying Costa Rica as unavailable without further commitments.
- During a Maryland hearing, Judge Paula Xinis questioned why the government would not send Abrego García to Costa Rica after a DOJ attorney asserted that option was “not an open door.”
- Court reporting says the government acknowledged there is no removal order on file, and a State Department declarant testified a department lawyer drafted parts of his sworn statement.
- Abrego García’s defense has asked the Tennessee court for broader discovery on vindictive and selective prosecution claims, citing the Costa Rica disclosure and recent courtroom admissions.