Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a parent from Maryland who was unintentionally sent to a high-security jail in El Salvador earlier this year, is once again in the dark. Immigration officials informed him that he might now be deported to Uganda less than twenty-four hours after he was freed from federal detention in Tennessee.
Deportation Threat to Uganda
A person with knowledge of the situation claims that Abrego might be transported to Uganda for at least 72 hours on weekends. There is still uncertainty about whether he would be imprisoned or free if he were brought there.
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, his lawyer, vehemently denounced the plan as absurd. He pledged to fight tenaciously against any kind of deportation to Uganda or other neighboring African nations.
There are plenty of alternative options, so sending him to a nation where he doesn’t even understand the language and where human rights abuses have been documented is pointless, Sandoval-Moshenberg continued. This family has had enough hardship.
Wrongful Deportation to El Salvador
Abrego was unintentionally sent to El Salvador’s CECOT jail in March, a maximum-security establishment infamous for its harsh conditions. Despite a 2019 withholding of removal order that expressly prohibited his deportation to El Salvador because of the possibility of gang persecution, the transfer took place.
However, he can still be deported to another nation despite that order.
Abrego first joined his brother in Maryland after fleeing gang violence in El Salvador as a youngster. His family and attorneys adamantly dispute the government’s unfounded accusation that he is associated with the murderous MS-13 gang.
Return to the U.S. and Criminal Charges
In June, the Trump administration returned Abrego to the United States following months of public pressure. He was arrested right away and accused of conspiring to transfer illegal aliens for profit, among other counts. Abrego entered a not guilty plea.
He was released on parole on Friday after serving over six months in prison. After that, he went back to Maryland and met up with his family.
Emotional Family Reunion
Following his release, advocates published images of Abrego cuddling his kids. In one, he fights back tears as he hugs his youngest son, who was there when Abrego was originally taken into custody in March.
His family has finally reunited after months apart, and the meeting has been characterized as quite emotional.
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