Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be deported to Mexico or South Sudan, ICE official tells judge
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – ICE officials have not identified a deportation destination for Kilmar Abrego Garcia if released, with Mexico and South Sudan among possible countries, amid legal efforts to keep him in Maryland.
- On July 10, 2025, ICE officials said they have not determined where to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia if released from detention, as process decisions have not yet begun.
- Though barred by a 2019 order from being sent to El Salvador, the Trump administration later admitted the March deportation was an administrative error.
- The Trump administration named Mexico and South Sudan as possible destinations, with ICE assistant director Thomas Giles noting the process to choose a destination hasn’t begun.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis signaled she may delay the deportation if Abrego Garcia is released next week from U.S. Marshals’ custody in Tennessee.
- Abrego Garcia faces a July 16 hearing in Tennessee next week that could decide his release from pretrial custody.
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Federal Witness Claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia Participated in 'Sexualized Relationship' When She Was 15 - Tennessee Star
A legal filing from the defense attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia highlighted the claims of Female Witness-1 (FW-1), who provided information to investigators that was shared with the court by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Peter Joseph.
Leaked Emails Expose Trump’s DOJ Plot to Frame Abrego Garcia with Fake Evidence
Newly released emails reveal that top officials in the Trump administration went to great lengths to falsely label Kilmar Abrego Garcia as an MS-13 gang leader. This effort unfolded even as the administration faced mounting pressure to return Garcia to the U.S. after wrongly deporting him to El Salvador.

Judge likely to keep Abrego Garcia detained to prevent quick deportation
A protester holds a photo of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia as demonstrators gather to protest against the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations in New York City on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)GREENBELT, Maryland — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis seemed inclined during a Friday hearing to grant a temporary restraining order to block the Trump …
Judge weighs blocking Trump admin from deporting Abrego Garcia again
A federal judge in Maryland signaled on Friday that she may soon issue a ruling that could delay the Trump administration’s order to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country quickly if he is released next week from U.S. Marshals’ custody in Tennessee. Judge Paula Xinis, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, said she was “deeply concerned” that, absent a court order, the Department of Homeland Security would immediately arrange for…
Here Are The Countries Kilmar Abrego Garcia Could Be Deported To
The Trump administration is considering multiple different countries that it could potentially deport suspected MS-13 human smuggler Kilmar Abrego Garcia to, naming both Mexico and the African nation of South Sudan as potential destinations for the illegal alien erroneously dubbed a “Maryland man.” Abrego Garcia was brought back to the United States to stand trial for a human smuggling charge after he was first deported back to his home country …
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