Paula Xinis blocked federal authorities from deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia after the government rejected a viable relocation plan to Costa Rica.The Salvadoran national was previously returned to the US following an erroneous deportation to El Salvador that ignored documented threats to his life from local gangs.While federal officials claim sending Garcia to
Costa Rica would harm national interests, the court noted that pending human smuggling charges in Tennessee prevent him from leaving voluntarily.