Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges
UNITED STATES, JUN 26 – Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee before possible deportation, with the Justice Department emphasizing prosecution despite legal challenges and wrongful initial deportation.
- On Thursday, the Justice Department announced plans to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia on smuggling charges in Tennessee before proceeding with his deportation to a third country.
- Abrego Garcia became a flashpoint after his mistaken deportation to El Salvador in March, which violated a 2019 immigration judge's order protecting him.
- On Thursday, legal representatives for Abrego Garcia sought immediate intervention from a Maryland federal judge, asking for an order requiring the government to transfer him there upon release to avoid rapid deportation.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes recently ruled Abrego Garcia has a right to pretrial release but kept him in custody on Wednesday due to deportation concerns.
- A court date was set for July 7 in Maryland to address the urgent petition and related issues amid ongoing immigration and legal discussions.
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Justice Dept. plans to try Abrego Garcia
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.
Trump Admin Says Abrego Garcia Will Face Trial on Criminal Charges Before He Can Be Deported
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: Trump Admin Says Abrego Garcia Will Face Trial on Criminal Charges Before He Can Be Deported Abrego Garcia was deported to his home country of El Salvador in March. Kilmar Abrego Garcia will stand trial on illegal immigrant smuggling charges before any attempt is made to deport him for a second time, an administration official said Thursday. White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jack…


Abrego Garcia’s lawyers file request for him to stay in custody to avoid deportation
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man at the center of a high-profile deportation and human smuggling case, are asking a federal judge to keep their client in jail after the Trump administration revealed in court it intends to…
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