DHS Orders Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Tiny African Nation

The Biden-era chaos at the border is long gone. Under President Donald J. Trump’s restored immigration enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security has officially informed Kilmar Abrego Garcia — a Salvadoran national accused of human smuggling and alleged MS-13 gang activity — that he will be deported to Eswatini, a small nation in southern Africa.

Fox News obtained the removal notice through Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sources. The document notified Abrego Garcia that his initial removal destination, Uganda, was being changed after his attorneys claimed he would face persecution there.

“Dear Mr. Abrego Garcia,” the notice reads, “As you know, the United States seeks to remove you from the United States based on your final order of removal. Currently, you are designated to be removed to Uganda. Your attorney has informed us, however, that you fear persecution or torture in Uganda.”

ICE officials highlighted the absurdity of Abrego Garcia’s legal arguments.

“That claim of fear is hard to take seriously, especially given that you have claimed (through your attorneys) that you fear persecution or torture in at least 22 different countries,” the notice stated.

The list included El Salvador, Uganda, and 20 other Latin American nations. The agency then informed him that his new country of removal would be Eswatini.

DHS later mocked the case on its official X account, posting: “Homie is afraid of the entire western hemisphere.”

Abrego Garcia has a long criminal history. Deported in March, he illegally re-entered the United States in June and was later arrested in Tennessee after being caught transporting multiple illegal aliens during a traffic stop. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem identified him as an MS-13 member and further described him as a “human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator.”

Despite his rap sheet, an Obama-appointed judge, Paula Xinis, temporarily blocked his deportation to Uganda. Abrego Garcia has since become a darling of the left, with Democrats and open-borders activists holding up his case as evidence of what they call the Trump administration’s “disregard” for due process.

His legal team has attempted to portray him as a victim of political persecution. Chris Newman, an attorney representing Abrego Garcia’s family, flatly rejected the government’s characterization of his client.

“None of those things are true, full stop,” Newman told Fox News Digital.

He further accused the Trump administration of “weaponizing the justice system.”

“In essence, what the Trump administration has done is to use the highest office in the land to blackmail an innocent man into sacrificing his constitutional rights,” Newman argued.

Court filings reveal that prosecutors had offered Abrego Garcia a plea deal on two felony counts in exchange for deportation to Costa Rica, where he would not face prison time and could seek residency. When he refused, ICE proceeded with deportation orders to Uganda before ultimately redirecting his removal to Eswatini.

His attorney Sean Hecker claimed in court documents that the administration was coercing his client: “There can be only one interpretation of these events: the DOJ, DHS, and ICE are using their collective powers to force Mr. Abrego to choose between a guilty plea followed by relative safety, or rendition to Uganda, where his safety and liberty would be under threat.”

While left-wing lawyers argue constitutional violations, conservatives see this case as proof of why President Trump’s second-term immigration crackdown is necessary: America cannot allow violent criminals and repeat deportees to exploit the system.