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Who is Kilmar Ábrego García and why has his case become a lightning rod for Trump’s immigration crackdown?

The Trump administration plans to deport Ábrego to Uganda after a months-long saga that saw him wrongfully deported to El Salvador

The Trump administration has said it plans to deport Kilmar Ábrego García to Uganda, months after he was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, in a case that has become a flashpoint in the president’s wider crackdown on immigration.

In a filing, lawyers for Ábrego asked the courts to dismiss the case against him on grounds that it is a vindictive attempt to punish him for challenging his initial deportation to El Salvador.

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