US plans to deport Salvadoran man to Liberia despite Costa Rican agreement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia, even with a new agreement allowing Costa Rica to accept deportees. The case highlights ongoing struggles in the immigration debate following a mistaken deportation last year.
<p>Man born in El Salvador has been fighting removal to series of ‘third’ countries after mistaken deportation last year</p><p>US government attorneys on Tuesday told a federal judge the Department of Homeland Security still intends to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Liberia, despite a new agreement with Costa Rica to accept deportees who cannot legally be returned to their home countries.</p><p>The Salvadorian national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after he was mistak...