Trump administration pushes to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia March 24, 2026 Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons, in a Friday court declaration, said he was disregarding Abrego Garcia’s proposal to accept removal to Costa Rica for two reasons. Lyons said Abrego Garcia did not designate Costa Rica as a third country of removal in 2019, when he was granted a withholding from removal to El Salvador. Lyons argues that Abrego Garcia therefore “forfeited his right to designate an additional country of removal when he failed to designate any other country prior to the completion of his removal proceedings.” Lyons said the second reason is the Trump administration has already invested in “high-stakes political negotiations” with Liberia’s government to accept Abrego Garcia and if the administration were to abandon “agreements negotiated at the highest levels of government (it) could cast doubt on the diplomatic reliability of the United States in relation not only to the Republic of Liberia but also other nations with whom it negotiates on these and other matters.” https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/03/24/trump-administration-deport-kilmar-abrego-garcia-liberia NB NOW The Justice Department is set to file its own papers next week laying out its reasons for wanting to send Mr. Abrego Garcia to Liberia. At that point, Judge Xinis will make a decision taking everything into account — including, perhaps, Mr. Mullin’s remarks on Tuesday.
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