The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S. immigration judge’s 2019 order prohibiting his deportation to his home country.
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge to dismiss a human smuggling case against him. Defense attorneys say the government indicted the construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal from the United States.
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Abrego Garcia’s path to release is uncertain. Here’s the latest from a Nashville courthouse.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, will remain in jail for at least another week over fears that releasing him could trigger a second deportation.
Judge again delays Abrego Garcia’s release from Tennessee jail over deportation concerns
A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stay in jail for now over concerns from his lawyers that he could be deported if he’s released. The judge was preparing to release him to await trial on human smuggling charges.
Abrego Garcia to return to ICE custody, could be deported before trial
Kilmar Abrego Garcia will soon be back in ICE custody, more than three months since his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
Nashville federal judge rules Abrego Garcia can be released pre-trial, but he may not go free
Upon his release, Abrego Garcia will be transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, where officials say he will be held until his trial or his deportation.
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Man wrongly deported to El Salvador pleads not guilty to smuggling charges in Nashville
After months of being detained in an El Salvadoran prison, Abrego Garcia’s path to release is uncertain. He pleaded not guilty to smuggling charges Friday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged in Tennessee with transporting people in the country illegally
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been charged by the Trump administration and a judge in Nashville determined he will be held in custody until at least next Friday.
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