A federal judge on Monday agreed to allow Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain in jail awaiting further proceedings on federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee, siding with a request from lawyers who have argued in separate but related proceedings for his release.

A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if he’s released.

Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in the case.