US judge tries to block deportation of Salvadorian native to Liberia

A United States federal judge on Monday requested assurances that officials would not deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia while an injunction barring his removal from the US is in place.

Last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) filed a notice of its plan to send the Salvadoran national to Liberia, the latest in a series of possible African destinations.

Abrego Garcia entered the US illegally as a teenager in 2011 after fleeing gang…