Justice Department Pushes to Revive Criminal Case Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Federal prosecutors say career attorneys had multiple legitimate bases for the indictment and that the dismissal would expand courts’ power to toss serious charges.
- On Monday, the Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reinstate human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, challenging a lower court's dismissal.
- U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismissed the case in May, finding the prosecution reflected an "abuse of prosecuting power" and "vindictive motive" following Garcia's successful lawsuit challenging his deportation to El Salvador.
- Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward argued the ruling "marks a dramatic expansion of the power of courts," asserting prosecutors had "multiple legitimate bases to prosecute" Garcia.
- Monday's filing provides the government's argument for reversal but does not automatically reinstate charges; Garcia's attorneys will have an opportunity to respond as the appeals process continues.
- Separately, an injunction prevents Garcia's removal to Liberia while a separate immigration case proceeds in Maryland. The smuggling indictment stems from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee.
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Justice Department pushes to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Justice Department is pushing to revive criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, telling a federal appeals court late Monday that a judge erred in his scathing ruling that called the case against the man mistakenly…
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DOJ asks appeals court to reinstate human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
In a brief filed Monday, attorneys for the DOJ urged an appellate court to overturn Judge Crenshaw's May ruling, arguing that the decision to indict Abrego Garcia was supported by "legitimate reasons."
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