Judge Paula Xinis questioned the Justice Department over the timing of a criminal investigation of Salvadorian migrant Abrego Garcia, who was returned after his erroneous deportation.

A U.S. immigration official testified Thursday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador, could be deported to either Mexico or South Sudan if released from a Tennessee jail.

The Supreme Court has issued back-to-back orders allowing the deportation of illegal immigrants to South Sudan — a move that has likely laid the groundwork for the Trump administration to remove Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country,