Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeking asylum in US in latest twist in case

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation made him the face of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the U.S., his lawyer said Wednesday.  

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said during a hearing that Abrego Garcia has filed a motion to reopen his immigration proceedings and seek asylum in the country.  

It’s a separate case from his bid to stave off deportation to Uganda, to which the government has said it plans to remove him.  

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