The U.S. government plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, and could do so as early as Oct. 31, according to a Friday court filing.

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The U.S. government now plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia. A statement from his immigration attorneys on Friday that calls the plan “punitive, cruel, and unconstitutional”

The Salvadoran national’s case has become a magnet for opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies since he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Since his return to the U.S. in June, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been seeking to deport him to a series of African countries

The latest filing says he could be deported as early as Oct. 31. A federal lawsuit claims the administration is illegally using deportation

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