Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stand trial on illegal immigrant smuggling charges before any attempt is made to deport him for a second time, an administration official said Thursday.
White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson made the clarification after Justice Department attorney Jonathan Guynn told U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis and Abrego Garcia’s lawyers on June 26 that the administration intends to deport him to a “third country” without providing a specific timeline.
