WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday barred the Trump administration temporarily from removing Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Virginia detention facility while he fights efforts to deport him to the East Africa nation of Uganda.

Abrego Garcia surrendered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody Monday morning less than 72 hours after being released from jail in Tennessee. The Justice Department has charged him with human smuggling in connection with a 2022 traffic stop in the state.

On Saturday, Trump administration officials said the government would seek to remove Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he rejected an offer to plead guilty and remain in jail in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica. The administration obtained a promise from the Costa Rican government that Abrego

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