The judge is weighing whether the mistakenly deported man who was returned to the U.S. should remain in custody pending trial.

The Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported in a widely publicised case, but was brought back to the US to face criminal charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared in a Tennessee courtroom Friday, hours after he was brought back to the U.S. to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants.