Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland construction worker who was deported to El Salvador and then returned to the U.S. to face charges of smuggling, has reportedly been taken into custody by U.S. immigration officials just days after been released from prison.

According to The Associated Press, the 30-year-old Salvadoran national surrendered Monday to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore and now faces the threat of deportation. It's not clear if such a deportation would occur before Abrego Garcia's trial for smuggling.

In July, a judge barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he was released. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the U.S. government to provide notice of three business days if ICE intends to initiate deportation

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