Legal Battle Over Abrego Garcia's Deportation Intensifies

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team has urged a federal judge in Tennessee to delay his release from jail to prevent the Trump administration from attempting to deport him swiftly.

Abrego Garcia, a construction worker from Maryland, became emblematic of the controversial immigration policies under President Donald Trump after being wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, despite a judge's protective order due to threats from gang violence.

With his trial on human smuggling charges imminent, U.S. authorities argue for deportation, although, to a country other than El Salvador. Lawyers are tactically maneuvering through the legal system, requesting delays and stay orders while negotiating the complications for his defense across Maryland and Tennessee.

(With inputs from agencies.)