NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Tennessee says he won’t immediately rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. A decision to free the Salvadoran national could allow President Donald Trump’s administration to try to deport him for a second time. A hearing to review the matter was held Wednesday in Nashville. The construction worker who was living in Maryland became a flashpoint in the debate over the Republican administration’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March. The U.S. returned Abrego Garcia last month to face the federal smuggling charges. His lawyers say the case is preposterous.
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