Emblematic of that coverage is the brief that ran on the NBC Nightly News, albeit buried in C-block:
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
8/25/25
6:52 PM
TOM LLAMAS: Welcome back. Just days after he was released from detention, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in government custody. Abrego Garcia spoke today for the first time publicly since the legal battle over his status erupted, calling his release “a miracle” before surrendering back to ICE. The Trump administration has threatened deporting him to Uganda, though a judge paused that for now. Abrego Garcia's case drew headlines after he was deported to El Salvador in March. Supporters say he was wrongly removed, but the Trump administration has accused him of being a member of MS-13, which his attorneys have denied.
