After 160 days of separation, Kilmar Albrego Garcia was finally reunited with his wife, children and family Friday — but the joy is clouded by the looming threat of deportation.

Abrego Garcia was released from custody in Tennessee, allowing him to return home to Maryland.

But on Saturday, immigration officials said they intend to deport him to Uganda after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, according to a court filing.

Jossie Flor Sapunar of CASA Maryland, which has been providing legal assistance to Abrego Garcia and his family, described the moment as “bittersweet.”

Garcia is “hugging and kissing his little kids, which is beautiful,” she told WTOP, but warned that “at any time, he could be gr

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