DOJ to Appeal Dismissal of Human Trafficking Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
The appeal filed just before the deadline keeps the Tennessee case alive after a judge found the prosecution selective and vindictive.
- On Monday, the Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal regarding the dismissal of human trafficking charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, moving the case to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The Trump administration wrongfully deported Abrego to El Salvador in March 2025, violating his 2019 protected immigration status, before returning him to face charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop.
- Last month, District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismissed the indictment, ruling the federal government brought the charges as "vindictive and selective" retaliation for Abrego's successful deportation challenge.
- Calling the judge an "activist," DOJ officials labeled the dismissal "wrong and dangerous" while contending the initial deportation was an "administrative error" and alleging Abrego is in MS-13.
- Separate from the Tennessee case, Abrego faces an ongoing legal battle in Maryland over federal efforts to deport him, with lawyers having sought multiple African nations while he requested Costa Rica instead.
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Trump administration to appeal dismissal of criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia accompanied by his attorney, was released from the Putnam County Jail on August 22, 2025. Government lawyers on Monday filed a notice they intended to appeal the dismissal of criminal charges against him. (Photo: John Partipilo/ Tennessee Lookout) The Trump administration filed notice it intends to appeal the dismissal of its Tennessee criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to an El Salvador p…
Gobierno de Trump no se da por vencido e insiste en procesar a Kilmar Abrego García
(LPL) – El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos presentó una apelación luego de que un juez federal en Tennessee desestimara los cargos de tráfico de personas presentados contra Kilmar Abrego García, un inmigrante salvadoreño cuyo caso ha atraído atención nacional por su deportación errónea y posterior regreso al país. La decisión de apelar surge después de que el juez federal Waverly Crenshaw concluyera que la acusación estuvo marcada por…
DOJ appealing dismissal of human trafficking charges against Abrego Garcia
The Justice Department plans to appeal a federal judge’s decision to toss the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after determining the case against the mistakenly deported man was vindictive in nature.
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