ICE Switches Deportation Target To Eswatini For Alleged MS-13 Member Amid Court Block

ICE notified alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia that his designated country of removal has been changed from Uganda to Eswatini. A federal judge previously blocked his removal pending an evidentiary hearing, creating a legal standoff while the designation shifts. The case follows earlier reporting that ICE is using third-country removals to African nations in high-profile cases, drawing legal challenges and public scrutiny. Abrego Garcia was earlier deported to El Salvador, returned to the U.S. for a smuggling case, and was re-detained by ICE after his release from a Tennessee prison.