Kilmer Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador and then returned to the United States to face federal human-smuggling charges. He reunited with his Maryland family after more than 160 days and thanked supporters including coworkers at Smart Local 100, pastors and churches. He must report to an ICE office in Baltimore and is expected to be taken into custody. The Trump administration presented two options: plead guilty to the Tennessee federal human-smuggling charges, serve a U.S. sentence and be deported to Costa Rica where he could walk free, or be immediately deported to Uganda with unclear custody arrangements.
Today is a very special day because, thank God, I've returned to my family after more than 160 days. And I'd like to thank all the people who have been supporting me because after so much time, I'm realizing that many people have been on my side with positive things, and I'm grateful to these people, to everyone at home, to the people at Smart Local 100 where I work.
Going forward, Grumbach said the Trump administration has given Abrego Garcia two options. Option one is to plead guilty to the human smuggling charges against him, the two charges against him in Tennessee, those are federal criminal charges. Then he would serve the sentence here in the U.S., and then be deported to Costa Rica, where he would be able to walk free, according to Costa Rican officials.
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