Overview
- He was taken into custody at an ICE office in Baltimore days after a Tennessee judge released him under electronic monitoring.
- Secretary Kristi Noem said the government is preparing to remove him to Uganda, following Uganda’s statement that it is ready to accept rejected U.S. asylum seekers.
- His attorneys say he was summoned for questioning and have filed a new lawsuit challenging both the detention and the planned transfer.
- Officials have alleged MS-13 ties and human smuggling, accusations his lawyers dispute and for which no public evidence has been presented.
- Courts previously vacated a 2019 removal order and the Supreme Court directed his return after a March deportation to El Salvador, with a smuggling trial set for January 27, 2026.