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(12,828 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:07 PM Aug 2025

JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the Trump admin's trying to coerce him to plead guilty

Kyle Cheney
‪@kyledcheney.bsky.social‬

JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say the Trump administration is trying to coerce him to plead guilty to the charges he is facing by promising to deport him to Costa Rica — and threatening to deport him to Uganda if he doesn’t. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621.113.0.pdf

Abrego’s lawyers say the coordination between DOJ and DHS to exert leverage over the plea negotiations is proof of a vindictive motive warranting dismissal of the criminal case. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621.113.0.pdf

JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garciaâ€™s lawyers say the Trump administration is trying to coerce him to plead guilty to the charges he is facing by promising to deport him to Costa Rica â€” and threatening to deport him to Uganda if he doesnâ€™t. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T15:01:19.835Z

Abregoâ€™s lawyers say the coordination between DOJ and DHS to exert leverage over the plea negotiations is proof of a vindictive motive warranting dismissal of the criminal case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T15:04:13.542Z

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia says DOJ has given him an ultimatum: Plead guilty to human smuggling by Monday and be deported to Costa Rica â€” or refuse and be deported to Uganda.

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T17:11:09.846Z

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garciaâ€™s defense team says that the government is attempting to coerce him to plead guilty to his criminal charges.

Per filing, the government promised to deport him to Costa Rica if he pleads guilty â€” and is now threatening to remove him to Uganda if he doesnâ€™t accept the deal.
— Anna Bower (@annabower.bsky.social) 2025-08-23T15:11:29.604Z

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JUST IN: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers say the Trump admin's trying to coerce him to plead guilty (Original Post) In It to Win It Aug 2025 OP

This family needs peace but I'm not sure they'll ever get it here. Deuxcents Aug 2025 #1

The lawyer was on MSNBC a little while ago and it looks like he's probably going to Costa Rica. Vinca Aug 2025 #2

Deuxcents

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1. This family needs peace but I'm not sure they'll ever get it here.

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Sat Aug 23, 2025, 02:11 PM

Aug 2025

Vinca

(54,335 posts)

2. The lawyer was on MSNBC a little while ago and it looks like he's probably going to Costa Rica.

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Sat Aug 23, 2025, 03:28 PM

Aug 2025

Hell, at this point I'd like to go to Costa Rica. The United States isn't worth trying to immigrate to anymore.

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