"Abrego Garcia, of Maryland, has agreed to be deported to Costa Rica, which will accept him as a refugee, and is fighting his removal to another third country."
"Acting U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, in a Friday court declaration, said he was disregarding Abrego Garcia's proposal to accept removal to Costa Rica for two reasons."
"Lyons argues that Abrego Garcia therefore 'forfeited his right to designate an additional country of removal when he failed to designate any other country prior to the completion of his removal proceedings.'"
"His erroneous deportation cast a national spotlight on the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement."
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, unlawfully deported to El Salvador, is now facing deportation to Liberia as the Trump administration seeks to dismiss a bar on his removal. Abrego Garcia has agreed to be deported to Costa Rica, which will accept him as a refugee, but is contesting the removal to Liberia. The acting ICE director claims Abrego Garcia forfeited his right to designate Costa Rica as a removal destination due to prior legal proceedings. His case highlights issues in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
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