Former Acting Department of Homeland Security Sec. Chad Wolf told Newsmax that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is “likely on his way out” of the United States “as we speak” after the illegal migrant surrendered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Baltimore Monday after being released from custody in Tennessee on Friday.

“I think DHS and ICE are likely going to deport him,” Wolf said on “Wake Up America” Monday. “I think it’s important to remember, and I say this over and over again, he came into the country illegally around 2011. An immigration judge in 2019 gave him a final order of removal, which means he has no legal right to be here in the United States. He defied that order. He chose to remain here in the United States. So, I think DHS has, obviously, the case has gotten a lot more complicated since then, but I think DHS is going through the motions and they will eventually remove this individual. He’s eligible to go to any safe third country other than El Salvador, to be deported from the United States.”

Abrego Garcia, 30, was reportedly surrounded by supporters when he arrived at the ICE field office in Baltimore, which Wolf said was likely arranged by his attorneys because they “understand the legal parameters and the legal situation that he’s in.”

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