ICE Changes Deportation Location for Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Eswatini

ICE said the Salvadoran’s claims of persecution in Uganda are ‘hard to take seriously.’

Kilmar Abrego Garcia (R) and his brother Cesar Abrego Garcia (C) arrive at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Md. on Aug. 25, 2025. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys on Sept. 5 that the agency has set Eswatini as the new deportation country for the El Salvadoran, replacing the previously planned Uganda.

The agency had previously informed the Salvadoran that he would be deported to Uganda, which he refused, citing fears of being persecuted or tortured in the African nation.