The US government plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García, whose high-profile, ongoing legal battles over his wrongful deportation have been the subject of numerous federal court rebukes this year, to Liberia as soon as Oct. 31, according to a Friday court filing by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

A Salvadoran national who has resided in Maryland for more than a decade, Ábrego García’s case drew national attention when he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year despite a court finding that he faced a “well-founded fear” of persecution there. After that removal, the US Supreme Court required the government to “facilitate” his return, and he was repatriated in June 2025.

Because Ábrego García is barred from returning to El Salvador, US officials say the

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