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.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose arrest and fight to stay in the US has become a flashpoint in President Trump’s immigration crackdown, surrendered Monday morning to US immigration authorities in Baltimore. He faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda.

BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, was taken into ICE custody Monday after an immigration check-in, his attorney said.