Garcia Abrego renews plea for asylum as disagreement intensifies over Trump administration's plan to re-deport him
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, has renewed his bid for asylum in the United States, potentially delaying a potential deportation by the Trump administration.
Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year, was brought back to the US in June to face federal human smuggling charges. However, his renewed asylum request has put a halt to the administration's efforts to deport him.
Justice Department attorneys have acknowledged they would let Abrego Garcia's request to revisit his asylum claims play out before proceeding with deportation. If an immigration judge grants the request, officials would be barred from removing him from the US pending resolution of his renewed application.
Abrego Garcia's initial asylum application was denied in 2019 due to being filed more than 12 months after entering the US in 2012. However, the renewed bid for asylum could change his situation significantly, according to a source familiar with his case.
The judge handling the renewed asylum applications of Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Federal Judge Paula Xinis. Abrego Garcia first applied for asylum in the US in 2019, but his claim was based on the fear of persecution and torture he faced in El Salvador. His attorneys claim he was indeed tortured in a mega-prison in El Salvador.
The potential deportation of Abrego Garcia to a third country, such as Uganda, is currently on hold due to court orders. The Trump administration's effort to deport him to Uganda is intensifying, but the court-imposed orders and the renewed asylum request have put a temporary stop to the proceedings.
A fresh legal challenge from Abrego Garcia has been initiated to slow down the administration's efforts and ensure due process rights aren't violated again. A scheduling hearing in Abrego Garcia's case is set for Wednesday morning.
If an immigration judge grants Abrego Garcia's request to revisit his asylum claims, he would be allowed to remain in the US. Being granted asylum by an immigration judge would prevent his potential deportation to El Salvador, where he faced wrongful deportation and torture.
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