Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers notified a US trial judge on Saturday of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) intention to deport Garcia to Uganda. ICE informed the lawyers through email immediately following Garcia’s court-ordered release on Friday, abruptly changing its prior aim to deport Garcia to Costa Rica.

The day before Garcia’s release, President Donald Trump’s administration offered Garcia deportation to Costa Rica after serving any criminal sentence he may receive if Garcia “agreed to extend the stay of his release to Monday, August 25, 2025, and plead guilty to both counts of the Indictment.” Additionally, the administration provided an official letter from the Costa Rican government confirming that Garcia could live freely in the country and would no

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