Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was wrongfully deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador, was notified by immigration authorities that he may be deported to Uganda, less than 24 hours after his release from federal custody

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was wrongfully deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador, was notified by immigration authorities that he may be deported to Uganda, less than 24 hours after his release from federal custody.

Abrego "may be removed to Uganda no less than 72 hours absent weekends," a source familiar with the case told NBC News on Saturday.

It is unclear if Abrego would be imprisoned or walk free in Uganda if he is deported there.

Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, one of Abrego’s attorneys, said he would "fight tooth and nail against any form of deportation to Uganda" or nearby countries in Africa.

“It is preposterous that they would send him to Africa, to a country where he doesn’t even speak the language, a country with documented human rights violations, when there are so many other options," he told reporters. "This family has suffered enough."