Lauren Bis, deputy assistant secretary for media relations at the Department of Homeland Security, told Newsmax on Monday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is no longer a threat to Americans.

Bis appeared on “Rob Schmitt Tonight” after a federal judge on Monday ordered that Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who entered the U.S. illegally, not be moved from a Virginia detention center to ensure he has access to counsel. The judge’s ruling blocked his deportation to Uganda.

The Trump administration maintains that Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 criminal gang.

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