Minutes after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody by immigration officials in Baltimore on Monday, his attorneys filed a new lawsuit urging a federal judge to order his release and slow down his removal process so he can have a chance to challenge his potential deportation to Uganda.

The Trump administration intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he rejected a last-minute deal to remain in jail, plead guilty to human smuggling charges and be deported to Costa Rica,

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers said their client was detained days after refusing to plead guilty to human trafficking.