Monrovia, Oct. 24 -- In a rare diplomatic move, the Government of Liberia has agreed to a request from the United States to temporarily receive Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national whose deportation has sparked legal and human rights controversy in the U.S.

The decision comes after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) informed a federal court that it had identified Liberia as the country willing to accept Abrego Garcia, who was previously deported to El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting such removal.

In a court notice filed Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said DHS had received "diplomatic assurances regarding the treatment of third-country individuals removed to Liberia from the United States" a...