Abrego was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador in March. He was returned to the U.S. this month and immediately detained by federal authorities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from jail in Tennessee on Wednesday, only to be taken into immigration custody.

The judge acknowledged in her ruling that determining whether Abrego Garcia should be released is "little more than an academic exercise" because ICE will likely detain him.