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ICE Names Eswatini as New Destination for Abrego Garcia’s Removal

A federal judge has paused any removal pending an October evidentiary hearing.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaking during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on August 25, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland.
FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Overview

  • An ICE email on Friday informed Kilmar Abrego Garcia that Eswatini is now the designated country of removal after he objected to deportation to Uganda.
  • ICE said his attorneys raised fear claims for at least 22 countries, a contention the agency called hard to take seriously before selecting Eswatini.
  • U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has temporarily blocked any deportation until at least early October, and Abrego Garcia remains in ICE custody in Virginia.
  • The Justice Department moved to block reopening his immigration case as he seeks asylum, citing alleged MS-13 ties and arguing a reopened case could allow removal to El Salvador; his lawyers deny the allegations.
  • Eswatini has accepted U.S. deportees under recent agreements, though attorneys report harsh, incommunicado detention there, and an Eswatini spokesperson told AP the government has not received communication about this transfer.