US | Kilmar Abrego Garcia Abrego Garcia Surrenders to ICE Construction worker faces possible deportation to Uganda By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 25, 2025 7:27 AM CDT Copied Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich) See 4 more photos Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to US immigration authorities in Baltimore Monday and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda, an African country with documented human rights abuses and a language he doesn't speak. The Maryland construction worker became the face of President Trump's hardline immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported in March to a notorious prison in his native El Salvador. He was returned to the US in June, reports the AP, but only to face human smuggling charges that his lawyers call preposterous. The Trump administration has said it is trying to deport Abrego Garcia months before his trial is scheduled in Tennessee, alleging that the 30-year-old married father is a danger to the community and an MS-13 gang member. He denies the gang allegation, pleaded not guilty to smuggling charges, and has asked a judge to dismiss the case on ground of vindictive prosecution. Read These Next Houston homeowner kills 2 men posing as police. The internet's newest archetype has some telling characteristics. Drone wars at the border are picking up pace. Efforts to rescue climber with broken leg end. See 4 more photos Report an error