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An appeals court will hear arguments over a judge’s attempt to hold the Trump administration in contempt for the deportation of Venezuelans to an El Salvador prison last year.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks to prevent deportation to Liberia after criminal charges against him were dismissed. He requests removal to Costa Rica, where he can receive refugee status, and alleges the Trump administration is punishing him for challenging prior deportations.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, seeks to block deportation to Liberia after criminal charges against him were dismissed. He argues the Trump administration failed to ensure his safety if removed and has agreed to relocation to Costa Rica, which will grant him refugee status.

CBS News fired '60 Minutes' correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, along with executive producer Tanya Simon, amid editorial disputes and contract negotiations. Alfonsi criticized CBS leadership for delaying her segment on El Salvador's CECOT prison, claiming political bias, while new executive producer Nick Bilton, lacking linear TV experience, replaces Simon.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, seeks to prevent his deportation to Liberia after criminal charges against him were dismissed. He requests removal only to Costa Rica, where he can receive refugee status, following previous wrongful deportation to El Salvador and legal challenges against the Trump administration's deportation efforts.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, seeks to block deportation to Liberia after criminal charges against him were dismissed. He argues the Trump administration failed to ensure his safe removal and has agreed to relocate to Costa Rica, which offers him refugee protections.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose criminal charges were dismissed, seeks to block deportation to Liberia and instead be sent to Costa Rica, which has agreed to grant him refugee status. The Trump administration attempted to deport him to Liberia, Eswatini, and Uganda after he rejected a plea deal tied to dismissed human smuggling charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks to prevent deportation to Liberia after criminal charges were dismissed, requesting removal to Costa Rica instead. The Trump administration attempted to deport him to multiple countries, but a federal judge dismissed the charges as vindictive.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident, seeks to prevent deportation to Liberia after criminal charges against him were dismissed. He requests removal to Costa Rica, where he can receive refugee status, as the Trump administration attempts to deport him despite court rulings against unlawful removal.

Sharyn Alfonsi, a longtime '60 Minutes' correspondent, announced her contract with CBS News was not renewed after a dispute with editor-in-chief Bari Weiss over a delayed segment on abuses at El Salvador's CECOT prison. Alfonsi accused CBS of prioritizing corporate interests over independent journalism and criticized the network for political motivations in withholding the report.

A US judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling that the Trump administration would not have prosecuted him if he had not challenged his deportation. Ábrego García, who entered the US without authorization, became a symbol of the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts after being sent to Cecot, a notorious prison in El Salvador, despite a prior court order against his return.

A US judge dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling that the Trump administration prosecuted him in retaliation for challenging his deportation. Ábrego García, who entered the US without authorization, was deported to El Salvador's Cecot prison despite a prior court order against his return due to persecution risks.

Sharyn Alfonsi, a '60 Minutes' correspondent, criticized CBS leadership for 'corporate meddling' in her El Salvador prison report, which was temporarily pulled before airing. She received the Courage Prize for truth-telling but admitted fear of potential termination and acknowledged her stance 'did not make my new bosses very happy.'

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who won a Supreme Court case forcing his return to the U.S. from El Salvador, faces conflicting federal actions: deportation to Liberia and a human smuggling prosecution tied to a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop. Judges are scrutinizing whether the prosecution is vindictive, with defense claims that Trump-era officials targeted Abrego for challenging his deportation.