 It was determined in 1998 that Garcia's co-defendant General Vides Casanova and Casanova's cousin Col. Oscar Edgardo Casanova Vejar, the local military commander in Zacatecoluca, had planned and orchestrated the executions of the four North American churchwomen.On April 12, 2014, an immigration court judge ruled against Garcia and called for his deportation.On 
December 16, 2015, it was announced that an immigration appeals court upheld the decision to deport Garcia.