Illegal ‘Maryland Man’ Refused Last-Ditch Plea Deal: DHS Now Looking to Ship Him Off to Africa
Kilmar abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador and alleged MS-13 gang member, faces deportation to Uganda according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). After being released from jail in Tennessee following a federal judge’s order, ICE warned his lawyers that he could be deported within 72 hours. abrego Garcia had been detained since June on human smuggling charges after being brought back from South America by U.S. authorities. A U.S. District Judge blocked ICE from detaining him as he was transferred to Maryland, where he is expected to report to ICE’s Baltimore office. The Trump administration had previously offered him a plea deal allowing him to live legally in Costa Rica as a refugee, but after he refused, ICE threatened deportation to Uganda. The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security criticized the judge’s decision to release Abrego Garcia, citing concerns over public safety given his alleged criminal background, wich includes human trafficking, domestic abuse, and gang affiliation.
Illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
After Abrego Garcia’s release from jail in Tennessee on Friday, ICE said it could deport him to Africa in “no less than 72 hours,” the agency warned his lawyers, according to Fox News.
The agency also ordered him to check in with ICE at its Baltimore office on Monday morning.
An El Salvadoran citizen, Abrego Garcia had been detained since June.
The U.S. brought him back from South America to face human smuggling charges.
During a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, he was caught driving an SUV full of suspicious passengers.
🚨 BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has just been RELEASED by a federal judge and is back on American streets
A wife-beating, human traffcking, ILLEGAL, MS-13 gang member from EL SALVADOR is on his way to Maryland as we speak
THIS IS INSANE!
Our justice system needs an OVERHAUL! pic.twitter.com/G4rDp8T7Bw
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 22, 2025
In July, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered his recent release: The U.S. government “shall restore Abrego Garcia to his ICE Order of Supervision out of the Baltimore Field Office,” Xinis’ order read.
Xinis blocked ICE from detaining Abrego Garcia as he made his way to Maryland this weekend, according to ABC News.
Before threatening to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda, the Trump administration offered him a “last-ditch” plea deal, according to his lawyers on Saturday, CBS News reported.
Upon completion of his criminal sentence, ICE would deport Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, where he could live as a refugee with legal status.
NEW: “Maryland Man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran illegal alien alleged MS-13 gang member charged with human trafficking, has been released from custody in TN & will head to Maryland to join his wife, who has repeatedly accused him in court of beating her. ICE is blocked… pic.twitter.com/YDT1SMvCy4
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 22, 2025
But when Abrego Garcia refused, and upon his release from pre-trial detention, the Trump administration warned he could be going to Uganda instead, CBS News reported.
Activist liberal judges have attempted to obstruct our law enforcement every step of the way in removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our country. Today, we reached a new low with this publicity hungry Maryland judge mandating this illegal alien who is a…
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) August 22, 2025
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, criticized Xinis’ ruling on the social media platform X.
“Today, we reached a new low with this publicity hungry Maryland judge mandating this illegal alien who is a MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator be allowed free,” Noem wrote to X on Friday.
“By ordering this monster loose on America’s streets, this judge has shown a complete disregard for the safety of the American people. We will not stop fighting till this Salvadoran man faces justice and is OUT of our country,” Noem wrote.
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