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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

Kilmar Abrego Garcia says Trump admin is trying to force him to plead guilty with Uganda threat

Within minutes after he was released from a Tennessee jail Friday as he awaits criminal trial, Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Kilmar Abrego Garcia that he may be deported to Uganda, his attorneys said.

If he pleaded guilty to criminal smuggling charges against him, Donald Trump’s administration said he would be removed to Costa Rica, according to his attorneys.

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