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US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case (apnews.com)
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday.

The Costa Rica offer came late Thursday and included a requirement that he remain in jail for the time being and then serve whatever sentence he would receive for pleading guilty, according to a brief filed in Tennessee, where the criminal case was brought. After Abrego Garcia left jail on Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement notified his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda and should report to immigration authorities on Monday.

Later on Friday, “the government informed Mr. Abrego that he has until first thing Monday morning — precisely when he must report to ICE’s Baltimore Field Office — to accept a plea in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, or else that offer will be off the table forever,” his defense attorneys wrote.

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[–] Sciaphobia@sh.itjust.works 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Eggs are gonna be so cheap once this turbo antifa ms13 woke communist illegal gets deported. Just you wait and see.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

They had a choice between two parties. One lied and said they would fix things. The other lied and said there wasn't a problem to fix.

[–] radiohead37@lemmy.world 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Man, just leave this guy alone already.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 32 points 5 days ago

No, because this is the crack in the dam. If they can open the door and say this guy was wrongfully deported, that opens the floodgates for probably a shocking amount of people.

[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Hold on, hold on. Has no one photographed his famous 'ms-13' tattoo on his knuckles since he's been out? I'm genuinely curious because that picture ms-paint AF, right?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, it's totally real, what are you talking about?

the dumbest president in the history of the United States holds up a clearly doctored image

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

My favorite part is the numbers. A "1" is a t? And... And the skull is. It's a three? Okay.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

This man did nothing wrong to deserve the way he has been treated. He has been abused by the government and made an example of just to throw red meat at this administration's brown shirts.

The government has lied and denied him his rights. False charges, false imprisonment, human trafficking, the list goes on and on.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Man, the next Nurnberg trials are going have a full agenda.

[–] GroundedGator@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Wish I could believe any of these people would suffer a tenth of the suffering and turmoil they have and will cause.

There will be no trials. No accountability.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Unwarranted certainty.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh there will be. You vastly underestimate how pissed off people will be.

And just like with the holocaust assholes, we’ll make sure they’ll have to keep running and looking over their shoulder for the rest of their lives if they don’t.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

And just like with the (hundreds of) thousands of holocaust assholes, only 21 people were actually tried and convicted for anything relating to their actions.

So the "next Nuremberg trials" will probably go just like the last one. With a lot of rich people washing their hands of their actions and saying "ok it's over now lets move on."

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

In order for there to be trials, they must first be defeated.

There is currently zero indication that that will ever happen.

What we're witnessing here is more like North Korea, which is on its third generation of hereditary dictator with no end in sight. It can happen here.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

It bears repeating: If ICE knocks on your door, make like the kid from Terminator 2. You didn't see anything and you know nothing.