NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge in Tennessee on Friday to delay his release from jail because of “contradictory statements” by President Donald Trump’s administration over whether or not he’ll be deported upon release.

Emergency Motion Filed to Delay Release Amid "Contradictory Statements" from DOJ In an unusual move, attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an alleged human smuggler and suspected MS-13 gang member, have filed an emergency motion requesting he remain in federal custody,

In court papers filed on Friday, Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers asked the judge to keep him in Tennessee jail until July 7.