Immigration officials have announced plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he rejected a plea deal that would have allowed him to be sent to Costa Rica instead. According to AP News, the plea arrangement, offered Thursday, required Abrego Garcia to remain in jail, plead guilty to human smuggling charges, and serve whatever sentence the court imposed.

After his release from jail on Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told his attorneys that he would now face deportation to Uganda unless he accepted the Costa Rica option by Monday morning.

His attorneys argued in court filings that this sudden shift shows the government is using deportation as leverage to force a guilty plea.

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