NYT > U.S. News Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to ‘Coerce’ Guilty Plea Par :Alan Feuer 23 août 2025 à 12:23 Officials dangled an offer to send Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to criminal charges, the lawyers said in a filing, then threatened to send him to Uganda if he did not. © Seth Herald/ReutersKilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, at right, after being released from custody in Tennessee on Friday. He has rejoined his family in Maryland.