Overview
- - DHS told the court Liberia has agreed to accept Kilmar Ábrego García and signaled he could be removed as early as Oct. 31, pending court approval.
- - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis reaffirmed her injunction blocking removal, sought documentation of Liberia’s assurances, and pressed why Costa Rica is not being used as an alternative.
- - Government lawyers said they would abide by the injunction unless it is lifted, while defense counsel said Liberia’s offer appears short term and unclear on detention or protections from return to El Salvador.
- - In Tennessee, Judge Waverly Crenshaw ordered DOJ and DHS to stop prejudicial extrajudicial statements, citing prior characterizations he called exaggerated or inaccurate, and warned violators could face sanctions.
- - Judge Crenshaw also required production of internal communications on prosecutorial motives and set evidentiary hearings next week on Ábrego García’s claim of vindictive prosecution.