US EditionJustice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges
- On June 13, a construction laborer from Maryland entered a not guilty plea to federal charges related to smuggling, which originated from a 2022 speeding incident in Tennessee involving a vehicle carrying multiple passengers.
- In an effort to prevent his deportation, his legal team promptly submitted an urgent petition in Maryland following the Trump administration's accidental deportation of him to El Salvador in March, which violated a 2019 ruling by an immigration judge.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes, presiding in Tennessee, ruled Abrego Garcia has a right to release pending trial but kept him detained due to concerns of swift re-deportation, setting conditions including living with his U.S. citizen brother in Maryland.
- The Justice Department stated it intends to try Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges in Tennessee before deporting him to a third country, with no timeline yet, while his attorneys warned the government might remove him quickly.
- A court hearing in Maryland has been set for July 7 to address the emergency motion and additional issues, highlighting ongoing disputes surrounding immigration policies and Abrego Garcia's controversial case.
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DOJ says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face trial on federal smuggling charges
The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville, Tennessee, recently ruled that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released from jail while awaiting trial on the smuggling charges. But she decided Wednesday to keep him i…
Justice Dept. says Kilmar Abrego Garcia will face trial before any move to deport
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville, Tennessee, recently ruled that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released from jail while awaiting trial on the smuggling charges. But she decided Wednesday …
Abrego Garcia Will Be Deported Again
Update: The Justice Department said Thursday that it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. But DOJ spokesperson Chad Gilmartin told The Associated Press that Abrego Garcia will first be tried […] The post Abrego Garcia Will Be Deported Again – Update appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
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