The New York Times: Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to ‘Coerce’ Guilty Plea

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Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to 'Coerce' Guilty Plea

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.

Source: Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Say U.S. Officials Tried to Use Uganda Deportation Threat to 'Coerce' Guilty Plea