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U.S. Scraps Nashville Hearing as DHS Moves to Deport Ábrego García to Ghana

The case now tests the government's shifting third-country removal strategy.

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)
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)

Overview

  • Federal officials told the court they lacked time to transport Ábrego García from Pennsylvania, canceling Friday’s Nashville status conference.
  • DHS notified his attorneys it now plans to remove him to Ghana after previously naming Eswatini and Uganda as destinations.
  • Judges have authorized discovery and an evidentiary hearing on claims the human-smuggling case is retaliatory, with a court appearance targeted for Nov. 3 if logistics allow.
  • U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered officials to testify about steps taken toward third‑country removal, including efforts related to Eswatini.
  • Ábrego García was deported in March to El Salvador’s CECOT despite a 2019 court order, then returned in June and pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop.