Kilmar Abrego Garcia might be deported to Uganda: report

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador and later return to the U.S., was reportedly told he could now be deported to Uganda.

Abrego Garcia was released from federal custody less than one day ago.

He was being held in a prison close to Nashville, Tennessee after his release from El Salvador’s CECOT prison.

Abrego “may be removed to Uganda no less than 72 hours absent weekends,” said a source who was cited in an NBC News report on Saturday.

Under ICE guidelines, immigrants typically receive 72 hours notice before they are sent to third countries.

Abrego Garcia's attorneys said he could be sent to Costa Rica or Uganda.

“On Friday evening, the government informed Mr. Abrego that he has until first thing Monday morning—precisely when he must report to ICE’s Baltimore Field Office—to accept a plea in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, or else that offer will be off the table forever,” his attorneys said.

“There can be only one interpretation of these events: the DOJ, DHS, and ICE are are using their collective powers to force Mr. Abrego to choose between a guilty plea followed by relative safety, or rendition to Uganda, where his safety and liberty would be under threat,” Abrego Garcia’s lawyers also said.