US EditionKilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, pleaded not guilty on June 13 in federal court in Tennessee to human smuggling charges and was immediately taken into custody.
- In March, Abrego Garcia was mistakenly removed from the United States to El Salvador despite a 2019 immigration judge’s ruling that protected him from deportation, and the Trump administration recently brought him back to face legal charges.
- The charges stem from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop where Abrego Garcia drove a vehicle with eight passengers suspected of being undocumented immigrants, accused of transporting hundreds over many years.
- After reviewing the related body camera footage, private attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg stated that he found no proof of criminal activity and expressed doubt that a jury would find the evidence convincing enough to support the allegations that his client is a gang leader.
- U.S. attorneys argue Abrego Garcia poses a community danger and flight risk, while his lawyers cite wrongful detention and due process to call for his release, suggesting ongoing legal battles over his detention and the mistaken deportation.
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Cartoon: Guilty before proven inconvenient
I'm pretty sure it's unethical for the US Attorney General to come out and claim the "facts" are that a given defendant is guilty. I'm pretty sure that's what trials are for. The Kilmar Abrego Garcia timeline is pretty batshit. You should check it out.
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American Opinion: A win for the rule of law in America
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