Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint over the Republican Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March. That expulsion violated a U.S. immigration judge’s 2019 order that shields Abrego Garcia from deportation to El Salvador because he likely faces threats of gang violence there.

The first time Abrego Garcia was deported in March, the U.S. illegally took him to a Salvadorian mega prison. It brought him back June 6 to face criminal charges in Tennessee. After two hearings, Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes ruled he should be released from jail before trial.