Timeline of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation, ICE custody and Trump's threats

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, then brought back to the U.S. months later only to face charges and new deportation efforts.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who has become an international symbol of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, then brought back to the U.S. months later only to face charges and new deportation efforts.

The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that he is a member of the dangerous Salvadoran gang known as MS-13 and should not be allowed to stay here. In August, immigration officials said they intend to send him to Uganda. His family and attorneys deny that he has any gang connections and say he is being punished for fighting for his constitutional rights. They are seeking his release and to stop his deportation.

Abrego, 30, has found himself in the middle of Trump’s crackdown on immigration as his legal battles highlight the new deportation policies the administration has sought to use.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from Putnam County Jail in Tennessee on Aug. 22.Brett Carlsen / APThe Salvadoran father of three is currently enmeshed in several court cases.

Here are the latest updates on what could happen to Abrego and how this all unfolded.