The request is the latest move in the case of Abrego Garcia, who was illegally deported to El Salvador by the U.S. government in March and brought back in June to face criminal charges in Tennessee.

That news came after Abrego Garcia was returned to Nashville on Wednesday, July 16. A ruling could be issued this week. Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvador prison from Maryland in March.

Trump's administration violated a U.S. immigration judge's order in 2019 that shields Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he likely faces threats of gang violence there.

Trump's administration violated a U.S. immigration judge's order in 2019 that shields Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he likely faces threats of gang violence there.