US government wants to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda

 

Ana Faguy

BBC News, Washington DC

 US authorities have informed Kilmar Ábrego García that he may be deported to Uganda in Less than 24 hours after his release, following his refusal to accept a plea deal in a pending criminal case, his lawyers say.

Attorneys for Mr Ábrego García say he declined an offer to plead guilty to human smuggling charges in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica - a deal proposed after it became clear he would be released from custody.

His lawyers now accuse the US government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to re-deport him "halfway across the world" to Uganda.

The Salvadoran national was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, and then brought back to face criminal charges.

The deal to be sent to Costa Rica was offered on Thursday after it became clear Mr Ábrego García would likely be freed from a Tennessee jail on Friday.

The Costa Rican government agreed to accept him as a refugee and provide him legal status there, a letter from a Costa Rican official included in the legal filing says.

Mr Abrego Garcia would only be deported to Costa Rica after serving his sentence on the smuggling charges, according to the court filing.

His attorneys now say that upon Mr Ábrego García's release from federal custody, they were informed of the government's intention to deport him to Uganda - a country with which he has no known ties.

"The DOJ, DHS, and ICE 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," the lawyers wrote in the filing.

The lawyers say Mr Ábrego García has until Monday morning to accept a plea in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, "or else that offer will be off the table forever".

It was not immediately clear whether he was considering the government offer.

Now in Maryland with his family, Mr Ábrego García is scheduled to appear in a Baltimore immigration court on Monday. If a judge approves the government's request, he could face deportation within days.

The US reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according to documents obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS.


Source BBC.



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