Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was wrongfully deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador, was notified by immigration authorities that he may be deported to Uganda, less than 24 hours after his release from federal custody.

Abrego "may be removed to Uganda no less than 72 hours absent weekends," a source familiar with the case told NBC News on Saturday.

The father of three was accidentally deported to the El Salvador’s CECOT prison, notorious for its harsh conditions, in March, in what they called an “ administrative error .”

His deportation conflicted with a withholding of removal order from 2019 that prevents Abrego's deportation to El Salvador, where is originally from, due to concerns that he would be persecuted by violent gangs. The 2019 protective order does not bar

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