The U.S. State Department announced in an April 12 court filing that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ‘alive and secure’ in an El Salvador prison — or ‘Terrorism Confinement Center’ — after the U.S. resident was mistakenly deported from Maryland in March.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele firmly rejected U.S. demands to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant with alleged ties to the notorious MS-13 gang. The dispute centers on Garcia’s deportation and subsequent legal battles,