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An immigration judge has upheld a deportation order for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvador native and alleged gang member who had illegally entered the United States years ago.
Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Philip Taylor issued an order Wednesday rejecting a motion from Abrego Garcia's attorneys attempting to reopen his case.
While Abrego Garcia argued that he was eligible to apply for asylum because he was recently deported and brought back to the U.S. and has one year to apply upon reentry, Taylor ruled the motion "untimely" because it came around six years after his immigration proceedings began, reports ABC News.
The judge rejected claims that Abrego Garcia was going to be deported to a nation like Uganda instead of El Salvador, saying the evidence was "ins