For the third time in a little more than a month, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was in a Nashville courthouse July 16, for a hearing meant to determine whether he remains in federal custody. Judge Waverly Crenshaw said at the conclusion of the two-hour hearing that he will likely rule next week.

A federal judge in Tennessee says he won't immediately rule on whether to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia from jail as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The federal human trafficking case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues on Wednesday in Nashville. Garcia returns to the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building & Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon, and District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw will take a second look at the ruling to release him from DOJ custody.