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Justice Department Seeks to Lift Injunction to Deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The judge will weigh deference to State Department assurances against the right to fuller review.

FILE - Activists rally outside of the U.S. District Court District of Maryland ahead of an evidentiary hearing where attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia will seek his immediate release from immigration detention, Oct. 10, 2025, in Greenbelt, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Overview

  • Government lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis to dissolve a Maryland injunction and authorize removal to Liberia, saying legal requirements are now met.
  • The filing cites an Oct. 28 interview in which a U.S. asylum officer found Abrego Garcia failed to show a likelihood of persecution or torture in Liberia, along with assurances deemed sufficient by the Secretary of State.
  • Defense attorneys argue due process is unmet without immigration-judge review, note Liberia’s acceptance is temporary with risk of indirect return to El Salvador, and point to Costa Rica as a lawful destination that has offered refuge.
  • Liberian officials say receiving Abrego Garcia would be a humanitarian, temporary measure and deny any diplomatic pressure to accept him.
  • Abrego Garcia remains in U.S. custody as the Maryland motions are pending, while a Tennessee court set a Dec. 8 hearing on his bid to dismiss human-smuggling charges as selective or vindictive prosecution.