Trump Admin Reaffirms Plan to Deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The Trump administration reaffirmed its plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Salvadoran man the government previously admitted was erroneously deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order — this time to Liberia. The case has become one of the highest-profile wrongful deportation cases in recent U.S. history. A federal judge ordered his return to the U.S. and the Supreme Court unanimously upheld that order, but the administration has refused to comply, instead announcing a new deportation target of Liberia despite Abrego Garcia having no known ties to that country. Legal experts and advocates warn the administration's stance represents a direct defiance of court orders and could set a dangerous precedent for due process rights in immigration enforcement.