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ICE Re-Arrests Kilmar Ábrego Garcían BaBaltimore as U.S. Seeks Removal to Uganda

A Maryland judge temporarily halted his removal pending legal challenges to a planned transfer under new third‑country arrangements.

El salvadoreño Kilmar Ábrego, detenido en Baltimore por el ICE
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El migrante salvadoreño y residente estadounidense Kilmar Abrego García (centro) y Lydia Walther Rodríguez (derecha), de CASA (Defensores Especiales Designados por el Tribunal), se dirigen a los medios a su llegada a una oficina local del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en Baltimore, Maryland, el 25 de agosto de 2025
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, left, and her husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia attend 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

  • Ábrego García was taken into ICE custody at a scheduled check-in in Baltimore, with DHS saying he is being processed for removal to Uganda.
  • Defense attorneys filed emergency petitions arguing retaliatory prosecution and due‑process violations, and a federal judge in Maryland issued a short pause on deportation while the court reviews the case.
  • ICE notified counsel by email that any removal to Uganda would occur no sooner than 72 hours after notice, reflecting a recent Maryland court requirement.
  • Prosecutors recently offered a plea that would have paired a guilty admission with deportation to Costa Rica; he declined, and court filings include a Costa Rica letter saying he would be welcomed as a legal immigrant without detention.
  • He faces federal human‑trafficking charges stemming from a 2022 Tennessee stop, has pleaded not guilty, and disputes DHS claims linking him to MS‑13 and other alleged crimes.