A court hearing over the next steps for accused MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia resumes Thursday in Maryland.

Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the smuggling charges are preposterous and an attempt by the administration to justify his erroneous deportation. They argue the administration brought Abrego Garcia back only “to convict him in the court of public opinion."

A federal judge is slated to hear from Trump administration officials this afternoon on their plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to another country.