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Happy Monday! For everyone who is excited for the fall, expect a cooler-than-usual stretch coming up.

In today's issue:

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained
• Sues to block his deportation to Uganda
• Trump aims to end cashless bail
• Some DC troops now armed
• Trump zigs, zags on expanding crackdown

NEWS THIS MORNING

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained:

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) again after he arrived at ICE’s field office in Baltimore today as part of a required check-in ahead of new expected deportation proceedings.

Why you know his name: Abrego Garcia is the Maryland resident and Salvadoran national mistakenly deported by the Trump administration as an “administrative error” earlier this year. He was sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador in March, but was later returned to the U.S.

What happens now?: His lawyer said an ICE agent wouldn’t say where he would be taken. But authorities now want to deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda. (Abrego Garcia has no known connection to Uganda.)

Abrego Garcia is fighting back: His team just filed a legal action to block his deportation to Uganda. His attorneys had previously said the U.S. offered to possibly deport him to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to charges against him. He rejected that offer last week.

What his lawyer told a crowd of supporters outside the facility this morning: “There was no need for them to take him into ICE detention. He was already on electronic monitoring from the U.S. Marshal Service and basically on house arrest. The only reason that they’ve chosen to take him into detention is to punish him.”

What’s happening in the White House?:

Trump is meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung today.

Making this meeting newsy: A few hours before the meet-up, Trump questioned on Truth Social whether he can do business with South Korea.

His post: “WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a Purge or Revolution. We can’t have that and do business there. I am seeing the new President today at the White House. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!”

Trump just briefly spoke with reporters in the Oval Office and was asked about this post. Trump said, “I heard there are raids on churches over the last few days. They went into our military base. I heard bad things. I don't know if it's true or not.” 📹 Watch Trump’s reaction

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