Kilmar Abrego Garcia is scheduled to meet with immigration officials on Monday morning in Baltimore. He faces the possibility of being detained again. This meeting comes less than 24 hours after his release from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) informed Abrego Garcia's attorneys that he may be deported to Uganda. He was ordered to report to their office in Maryland. This notification followed Abrego Garcia's rejection of a plea deal that would have allowed him to be deported to Costa Rica. In exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, he would have had to remain in jail, according to a court filing from his legal team.

In the filing, Abrego Garcia's attorneys accused the federal government of attempting to coerce their client into accepting a guilty plea or face deportation to East Africa. It remains uncertain whether Abrego Garcia will be taken into immigration custody during his meeting on Monday.

In July, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the government to restore Abrego Garcia to his ICE Order of Supervision from the Baltimore Field Office. However, she also stated that if the government plans to deport him to a third country, it must provide 72 hours' notice.

This order allowed the Trump administration to initiate lawful immigration proceedings upon Abrego Garcia's return to Maryland. Judge Xinis noted that these proceedings could involve lawful arrest, detention, and eventual removal.