Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia‘s legal battle over his deportation and criminal charges reached a new phase this week after the illegal immigrant was taken into federal immigration custody Monday morning, moving him one step closer to being removed from the United States, even as his attorneys fight the removal.

Abrego Garcia’s March deportation and subsequent return to the U.S. in June to face federal criminal charges have led to a protracted fight over his removal, particularly now that he has been released from prison pending the criminal trial. Here is where the efforts to deport Abrego Garcia stand.