Trump administration pushes to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 457

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is again trying to send the wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the west African nation of Liberia and urging a federal judge to dismiss a bar on his removal, according to legal documents filed over the weekend.

Abrego Garcia, of Maryland, has agreed to be deported to Costa Rica, which will accept him as a refugee, and is fighting his removal to another third country. The Trump administration cannot …

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