WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that the West African nation of Liberia has agreed to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and he could be deported there as early as Oct. 31.

What we know:

In court filings, the Department of Justice said that the Department of Homeland Security received "diplomatic assurances regarding the treatment of third-country individuals removed to Liberia from the United States and are making the final necessary arrangements for [Abrego Garcia's] removal."

The removal could be "as soon as October 31," per DOJ.

"Although [Abrego Garcia] 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," DOJ lawyers wrote. "Liberia is a thriving democracy

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