In a new legal filing, lawyers for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia claim the government is engaging in a "coordinated effort" to force their client into a guilty plea. The Maryland man, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March,

"Your clients are absolutely forbidden at this juncture to remove Mr. Abrego Garcia from the continental United States," Judge Xinis told government attorneys.

The government of Costa Rica is willing to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia "upon the conclusion of any criminal sentence he may serve in the U.S.," according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The Salvadoran native was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday and is on his way to Maryland, an attorney told ABC News.

The White House posted an image of Abrego Garcia reminiscent of the 2008 "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama, insisting the Salvadoran man is in a gang.