Key facts
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin made comments that may impact Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's deportation.
- Garcia was previously slated for deportation to Liberia.
- Garcia's lawyers submitted Mullin's comments to the judge.
- The Trump administration had been attempting to deport Garcia for one year.
- Mullin stated the DHS would be 'happy to send' Garcia to Costa Rica, contradicting prior court statements.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's recent comments may have inadvertently derailed the Trump administration's year-long attempt to deport Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Liberia. Garcia's lawyers have submitted these comments to the judge overseeing his case. Mullin stated Tuesday that the DHS 'will be happy to send' Garcia to Costa Rica, contradicting prior DHS statements made in court. The original plan was to deport Garcia to Liberia, but Mullin's statements have introduced a new complication into the legal proceedings.