ICE attorneys wrote in a letter on Friday that the Maryland resident had listed at least 22 countries where he feared persecution if he was deported there.
The clash marks a shift for Moore, who said in a CNN interview earlier this year that he would not be the “leader of the resistance” against the president.
Judge Paula Xinis ordered the U.S. government on Wednesday to give three business days’ notice if ICE intends to begin deportation proceedings against Abrego Garcia.