An immigration judge rejected Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to have his case reopened, claiming he is now eligible to apply for asylum, according to a new report. ABC News noted that Abrego Garcia's lawyers claimed that, since he was deported to El Salvador and then brought back by the Trump administration, he is eligible to apply for asylum within a year of his last entry to the country. He added that there is "insufficient evidence" about the Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security's intention to deport him to a third country. He also claimed that evidence provided by Abrego Garcia to justify his need for protection due to fear of being tortured by MS-13 gang in El Salvador was "insufficient." The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reacted to the development by saying that Abrego Garcia's final order for removal stands after the judge's decision.