Kilmar Ábrego García: US court stops deportation to Uganda

In the case of migrants Kilmar Ábrego García, which was released to El Salvador in March and later imprisoned in the USA deportation temporarily stopped to Uganda. Ábrego García’s lawyers submitted a lawsuit against a deportation to the African country on Monday after the 30-year-old was once again arrested by the immigration police (ICE) in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland.

Ábrego García was in the USA brought back and only released on judicial instructions last week. On Monday, Minister of Homeland Protection Kristi NoEM announced again in the online service X Ábrego Garcías. The Ministry of Homeland stipulated that he would “Now prepared for his deportation to Uganda”. Uganda’s government had announced last week to accept rejected asylum seekers from the USA as part of a migration agreement.

The federal judge Paula Xinis temporarily blocked Ábrego Garcías from the USA on Monday. Ábrego García was one of more than 250 people who were deported to El Salvador by the US authorities in March and imprisoned there. He is married to a US citizen and lived in Maryland in the east of the United States until his deportation. His case highlighted a high level of the tough procedure of the US government under President Donald Trump against immigrants and caused a sensation worldwide.

The US government’s lawyers have admitted that Ábrego García originally because of one “Administrative error” had been deported. For her part, Justice Minister Bondi had declared that the 29-year-old had to answer for the accusation of the smuggling of people. He is accused Migrant without having been fitting into the USA without valid passports.

There is already a court date in this case, the process is scheduled to take place on January 27, 2026. A judge from the US state of Tennessee had decided in July that Ábrego García was to be released by this date, and last week he was released from custody.

US President Trump had Ábrego García as “Terrorist” Described and claims that he belongs to the Salvadorian gang MS-13. The White House called him one last week “Criminals, illegal immigrants, women’s racket and M-13 member”. No evidence was submitted for these allegations.

Ábrego García actually enjoys legal protection in the USA. A court had already lifted an order for his deportation in 2019 because he threatened him in his homeland. Even the Supreme Court had instructed the government in April to stand up for Ábrego García’s return to the United States.