Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda less than 24 hours after his release from a Tennessee jail, according to a Saturday court filing.

Cheers and smiles marked Abrego Garcia’s reunion with his family after 160 days apart. “Today is such a special day because, after 160 days, I am able to see my family again,” Abrego Garcia said Friday through an interpreter.

However, the joy was short-lived as immigration officials informed his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda shortly after his release from a Putnam County, Tennessee, jail.

Abrego Garcia had previously turned down an offer to be deported to Costa Rica, where he would be accepted as a legal immigrant, in exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges and staying in jail.

“The issue here is that Kilmar d

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