Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia was again detained by ICE Monday, his lawyer said — as he faces the possibility of being deported to Uganda.
The 30-year-old had reported to the ICE Field Office in Baltimore just after 7:30 a.m. after being released from a Tennessee jail last week as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.
Abrego Garcia, who was brought back to the US in June after being deported to his native El Salvador earlier this year, had rejected an offer last week to plead guilty to the charges.
US officials offered to send him to Costa Rica if he copped to transporting migrants living illegally in the US – or risk being sent to Uganda, his lawyers argued in court documents.
His legal team had previously acknowledged Abrego Garcia, who has denied the charges, had entered plea discussions with the government to possibly avoid deportation to the African nation.
The smuggling allegations stem from a 2022 traffic stop during which the construction worker was pulled over on a Tennessee highway with eight passengers in the car, but no luggage.
Local cops had suspected human smuggling but he was not charged at the time.
He was also previously accused of physically abusing his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, a US citizen who has been fiercely advocating on his behalf.
The Trump administration has said it is trying to deport Abrego Garcia months before his trial is scheduled in Tennessee, alleging that the married father is a danger to the community and an MS-13 gang member.
He has denied belonging to the notorious gang.
His lawyers have called the smuggling charges preposterous and vindictive.
With Post wires
