Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security said Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being processed for removal to Uganda after his detention in Baltimore, and Justice Department lawyers previously conceded his deportation to El Salvador was an administrative error.
• Uganda has confirmed a temporary, case-by-case pact that rules out people with criminal records and unaccompanied minors and states a preference for African nationals.
• Opposition lawmakers and civil society figures in Kampala criticize the deal’s secrecy and lack of parliamentary approval, citing legal and humanitarian risks highlighted by U.N. experts.
• Senior officials issued conflicting public statements before a permanent secretary affirmed the agreement, fueling questions over oversight and what Uganda receives in return.
• The transfer push is part of an expanded U.S. third-country removal policy that recently sent deportees to Eswatini and South Sudan, with Rwanda preparing to receive up to 250 people, and the State Department says Secretary Marco Rubio discussed migration and trade with President Yoweri Museveni.