KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA, WHOSE CASE HAS BECOME A FLASHPOINT IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S AGGRESSIVE EFFORT TO REMOVE NONCITIZENS FROM THE U.S., WAS DETAINED BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES IN BALTIMORE.

ON FRIDAY HE HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL AND RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY IN MARYLAND.

A JUDGE HAD DETERMINED THAT HE WAS NOT A FLIGHT RISK OR A DANGER.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported to El Salvador:

"Today has been a very special day because, thank God, I have seen my family again after more than 160 days."

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS HAVE SAID ABREGO GARCIA COULD NOW BE SENT TO THE EAST AFRICAN NATION OF UGANDA, WHICH RECENTLY AGREED TO TAKE DEPORTEES FROM THE U.S.

ABREGO GARCIA’S ATTORNEYS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN-RIGHTS ABUSES THERE.

HE INFORMED ICE OVER THE WEEKEND THAT COSTA RICA WAS AN ACCEPTABLE COUNTRY OF REMOVAL BECAUSE HE HAD RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM THE COUNTRY.

ABREGO GARCIA IS AN EL SALVADOR NATIVE WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH HUMAN SMUGGLING.

HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.