When the Trump administration deported Abrego Garcia in March, it violated a U.S. immigration judge’s order in 2019 that barred his expulsion to his native country. The immigration judge had found that Abrego Garcia faced a credible threat from gangs that had terrorized him and his family.

A Nashville-based U.S. Magistrate Judge has ruled to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody for now as a legal battle rages over whether he will be deported by the U.S. Department of Justice before he can face his criminal trial.

A federal magistrate has made a ruling in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case in Nashville on Monday.The magistrate ruled that Abrego Garcia will remain jailed in Tennessee while the court deals with concerns over his possible deportation.