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US Threatens to Deport Human Smuggling Defendant to Uganda After Plea Deal Rejected

US immigration officials plan to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to Costa Rica in exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia declined the deal, which required him to remain in jail and accept sentencing, according to a Saturday court filing in Tennessee.

After his release from pretrial custody on Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified his attorneys of the planned deportation and gave him until Monday morning to accept the original Costa Rica offer or lose it permanently. His attorneys accused the government of acting vindictively and using depo

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