Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint over the Republican Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March. That expulsion violated a U.S. immigration judge’s 2019 order that shields Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he likely faces threats of gang violence there.

Trump officials said last week that they plan to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country immediately after his release, regardless of the status of his criminal case.