Trump Administration Seeks to Resume Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

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The Trump administration is renewing its push to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented immigrant living in Maryland with his family, to Liberia in a new court filing. The administration argues the injunctions preventing his deportation should be dissolved, stating the injunction relies on 'clear legal errors'. Abrego Garcia's lawyers had requested he be deported to Costa Rica, but the latest filing says this request was not done in a timely manner and insists Liberia is the proper destination.

Why it matters

This case highlights the ongoing legal battles over immigration policy and deportation under the Trump administration, with the government seeking to remove an undocumented immigrant despite a previous court order barring deportation to his home country of El Salvador due to fears of persecution.

The details

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, has been living in Maryland with his wife and children. A court order previously barred him from being deported back to El Salvador for fear of persecution. However, the Trump administration is now renewing its push to deport Abrego Garcia, this time to Liberia, arguing the injunctions preventing his deportation should be dissolved.

• The Trump administration filed the new court filing on March 24, 2026.

What’s next

The court will need to rule on whether to dissolve the injunctions preventing Abrego Garcia's deportation.