The Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a “third country” eventually, meaning not El Salvador, where he is from and was mistakenly sent back to earlier this year. The Department of Homeland Security will initiate removal proceedings after Abrego Garcia returns to the agency’s immigration custody,

The assertion raised questions about how seriously the administration takes the criminal charges filed against the migrant. A White House official reiterated support for prosecuting him in America.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers warned he could be deported this weekend, as the Trump administration acknowledged third-country removal as an option.