A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys to keep him in jail until his next hearing, a maneuver intended to prevent his deportation from the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump’s administration over whether or not he’ll be deported upon release.

A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday granted an unusual request by attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal migrant facing human smuggling charges, to keep him in jail. The maneuver is designed to prevent his immediate deportation from the U.