US EditionJudge denies government's motion to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- On June 22, a judge in Tennessee ruled against keeping Kilmar Abrego Garcia in custody and authorized his release on bail amid federal charges related to smuggling.
- The motion for detention filed on June 6 claimed Abrego Garcia posed a flight risk after his June 6 return from El Salvador following a wrongful deportation.
- Abrego Garcia’s charges stem from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop where troopers suspected human trafficking, but he was charged only with conspiracy and unlawful transport of aliens.
- Judge Barbara Holmes’ 51-page ruling stated the government failed to prove Abrego Garcia poses an irremediable danger or is likely to flee before trial.
- The government filed a motion to appeal the release, and a hearing will review conditions for Abrego Garcia’s release on June 25 at the Nashville courthouse.
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN A Tennessee judge says the Justice Department has not made a compelling case for Kilmar Ábrego García to remain in pretrial detention, though the man, who was wrongly deported and returned to the United States, is likely to remain in federal immigration custody. Ábrego García is being held in Tennessee while facing a federal indictment for smuggling undocumented immigrants across state lines in 2022. The United States ret…
The Baltimore Sun
The Daily ItemTennessee judge denies motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia detained
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A judge in the state of Tennessee ordered the release this Sunday of Salvadoran Kilmar Ábrego García, who returned to the United States after being deported to El Salvador for “error” of President Donald Trump’s government, but faces trial for alleged human trafficking.
Colorado Springs Gazette
Abrego Garcia ordered released pending trial on migrant smuggling charges
By Luc Cohen
U.S. Judge Grants Bail to Deported Migrant in Controversial Case
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was ordered released on bail by a U.S. judge. His deportation attracted criticism towards President Trump's immigration policies. Abrego faces smuggling charges, which he denies, maintaining they are a cover-up for prior rights violations by U.S. officials.
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