联邦法官监督基尔马·阿布雷戈·加西亚周二，马里兰州的一起移民案件迫使政府在他在田纳西州的刑事案件仍悬而未决时，迅速驱逐这名萨尔瓦多人。
听证会是根据司法部从上个月到2010年的要求举行的解除初步禁令禁止政府再次拘留阿布雷戈·加西亚，这样他就可以被驱逐到西非国家利比亚。
“要清楚，如果你告诉我的是真的，你想在田纳西州起诉阿布雷戈·加西亚先生，这并不紧急，”美国地区法官保拉·辛尼斯说在周二的听证会上说，并补充说，“你不能两者兼得——他需要在这个国家被起诉。”
阿布雷戈·加西亚和他的妻子、孩子一直住在马里兰州去年三月被驱逐出境尽管特朗普政府声称他是犯罪团伙MS-13的成员，但他否认了这一点，尽管2019年的法院命令因担心受到迫害而禁止将他驱逐到萨尔瓦多的CECOT大型监狱。
他于6月被带回美国面对人口走私指控在田纳西州，对此他表示不服罪。
当Xinis在周二的听证会上问政府是否会驳回田纳西州的起诉时，DOJ律师Ernesto Molina说不会。
辛尼斯还质疑政府为什么不同意将阿布雷戈·加西亚遣返到哥斯达黎加，这是他首选的遣返国。
“众所周知，美国现在已经与哥斯达黎加达成协议，将与阿布雷戈·加西亚处境相似的个人转移到哥斯达黎加，”辛尼斯说。
莫利纳答复说，阿布雷戈·加西亚可以把自己驱逐到哥斯达黎加，这将“执行”他的驱逐令。辛尼斯予以反驳，称这是一个“幻想”，并指出监督田纳西州案件的联邦法官要求阿布雷戈·加西亚参加听证会的法庭命令。
“是的，法官大人，你说得对，”莫利纳说。
“你承认你不会驳回起诉，你们都知道阿布雷戈·加西亚先生必须在美国...那么，如果政府仍然需要这个刑事案件，你为什么要推动这项动议?”她又问。
莫利纳说，国土安全部的兴趣是将阿布雷戈·加西亚驱逐出美国
Judge questions DOJ's push to deport Abrego Garcia while his criminal case is pending
The federal judge overseeingKilmar Abrego Garcia'sMaryland immigration case on Tuesday pressed the government over its push to swiftly deport the Salvadoran native while his criminal case in Tennessee is still pending.
The hearing follows a Justice Department request from last month todissolve a preliminary injunctionbarring the government from re-detaining Abrego Garcia, so he can be deported to the West African nation of Liberia.
"Be clear, there is no emergency if what you're telling me is true that you want to prosecute Mr. Abrego Garcia in Tennessee," U.S. District Judge Paula Xinissaid at Tuesday's hearing, adding, "You can't have it both ways -- he physically needs to be in this country to be prosecuted."
Abrego Garcia, who had been living in Maryland with his wife and children, wasdeported in March of last yearto El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison -- despite a 2019 court order barring his deportation to that country due to fear of persecution -- after the Trump administration claimed he was a member of the criminal gang MS-13, which he denies.
He was brought back to the U.S. in June to facehuman smuggling chargesin Tennessee, to which he pleaded not guilty.
When Xinis asked the government during Tuesday's hearing if it was dismissing the Tennessee indictment, DOJ attorney Ernesto Molina said it is not.
Xinis also questioned why the government has not agreed to send Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, his preferred country of removal.
"It is common knowledge that the United States has now reached an agreement with Costa Rica to remove similarly situated individuals to Abrego Garcia," Xinis said.
Molina responded that Abrego Garcia could deport himself to Costa Rica, which would "effectuate" his removal order. Xinis pushed back, calling that a "fantasy" and pointing to a court order from the federal judge overseeing the Tennessee case that requires Abrego Garcia to attend his hearings.
"Yes your honor, you're correct," Molina said.
"You're conceding that you're not dismissing the indictment, and you all know that Mr. Abrego Garcia has to be in the United States ... so why are you pressing this motion to dissolve if the criminal case is still needed for the government?" she asked again.
Molina said the Department of Homeland Security's interest is to remove Abrego Garcia from the U.S.
