Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump administration mistakenly deported to El Salvador and who was returned to the United States to be charged with federal crimes, will remain in custody until at least Friday.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces potential deportation as his attorneys request a Maryland judge block ICE from removing him while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was brought back to the U.S. after being mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador, remained in custody Wednesday after the judge overseeing the federal government's human smuggling case against him ordered Abrego Garcia's attorneys and the Justice Department to file briefs on whether the government has the ability to prevent his deportation while he awaits trial.