Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation made him the face of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the U.S., his lawyer said Wednesday.

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said during a hearing that Abrego Garcia has filed a motion to reopen his immigration proceedings and seek asylum in the country.

It’s a separate case from his bid to stave off deportation to Uganda, where the government has said it plans to remove him.

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