The Trump administration could deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a country other than El Salvador if he is released from jail, officials said Thursday.

The Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a “third country” eventually, meaning not El Salvador, where he is from and was mistakenly sent back to earlier this year.

The assertion raised questions about how seriously the administration takes the criminal charges filed against the migrant. A White House official reiterated support for prosecuting him in America.