Trump Admin Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

Abrego Garcia’s attorneys worry he may be deported from Liberia back to El Salvador, despite a 2019 court order.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks after being released from the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tenn., on Aug. 22, 2025. Reuters/Seth Herald/File Photo

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to deport illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, according to an Oct. 24 court filing.

“Although Petitioner has identified more than twenty countries that he purports to fear would persecute or torture him if he were removed there, Liberia is not on that list,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) filing said.