Overview
- Government lawyers told a Maryland court that Liberia agreed to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia and that DHS has received diplomatic assurances about treatment there.
- Officials said they plan to formally designate Liberia as the country of removal and could move as early as Oct. 31, according to the filing.
- U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has barred removal for now and is weighing whether continued ICE detention is lawful given the changing plans.
- Testimony showed Uganda, Eswatini and Ghana declined prior U.S. requests to take him, while Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say Costa Rica has offered protected status and is his preferred destination.
- Abrego Garcia remains detained in Pennsylvania as he contests human‑smuggling charges in Tennessee, with a November evidentiary hearing set on his claim of vindictive prosecution.