Trump administration told a federal court it planned to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia for a second time if he is freed from a prison in Nashville where he being held in pre-trial custody.

Abrego Garcia's attorneys filed an emergency motion last week seeking to have him returned to Maryland should he released on bond, but government attorneys say they will seek to deport him to a country other than his native El Salvador, where he is prohibited from being sent due to a 2019 court order.

The Trump administration will take steps to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia before he goes to trial in Tennessee if he’s released from criminal custody, which could happen as soon as next week, a Justice Department attorney said Monday.