Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has been back in the United States for more than two weeks after being charged with human smuggling in Tennessee.

On June 13, Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to smuggling allegations, which his defenders have described as an attempt to excuse his wrongful deportation in March to a renowned jail in El Salvador. That hearing was the Maryland construction worker’s first opportunity in a US courtroom to respond to the Trump administration’s charges.

A federal judge has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but the Salvadoran migrant is expected to remain in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as the Trump administration appeals the court's decision.