Overview
- The Justice Department on Friday asked U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to dissolve her summer injunction that has blocked Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s third‑country removal.
- USCIS interviewed Abrego Garcia on Oct. 28 and found he had not shown a likelihood of persecution or torture in Liberia, according to the filing.
- Government declarations say Liberia agreed to receive him on a temporary humanitarian basis with assurances against harm or refoulement.
- Defense filings argue a single asylum officer’s decision does not satisfy due process, seek immigration‑judge review, and describe the third‑country push as retaliatory while noting Costa Rica’s stated willingness to accept him.
- Abrego Garcia remains in U.S. custody in Pennsylvania as related federal charges proceed in Tennessee, where he has pleaded not guilty and a trial is scheduled for January 2026.