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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers are asking a Tennessee court to stop the Trump administration from making inflammatory statements about him, arguing that these comments prejudice potential jurors. They cite numerous public attacks by high-ranking officials, including President Trump, who called Abrego Garcia an "animal." The lawyers claim these statements, which brand Abrego Garcia as a criminal and threaten swift deportation, taint any jury pool. A DHS official defended the comments, while Abrego Garcia's lawyers argue the statements violate a previous court order prohibiting extrajudicial comments. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, faces charges of transporting undocumented migrants and has been deported and subsequently returned to the U.S. His deportation to Uganda is currently blocked.

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