US EditionKilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it’s vindictive
Kilmar Abrego Garcia argues charges are retaliation after wrongful deportation lawsuit; prosecution cites evidence from a 2022 traffic stop with nine passengers, officials said.
- On Thursday, attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia will ask U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw to dismiss human-smuggling charges in Nashville.
- Following the court-ordered return, a Maryland federal court's order prompted renewed review of the mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year, which led to prosecution.
- The 2022 traffic stop involved nine passengers and smuggling suspicions, but Tennessee Highway Patrol officer gave only a warning; a federal grand jury returned an indictment last year, delayed over two years.
- U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw has signaled he may agree the prosecution is vindictive and could soon dismiss the case unless the trio of witnesses convinces him otherwise.
- Meanwhile, Abrego Garcia's attorneys have sought to subpoena Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Singh, while Singh told McGuire on April 27 that prosecuting was a top priority.
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DHS agent testifies Abrego Garcia case grew ‘stronger’ after investigation
A Department of Homeland Security Investigations official testified Thursday that the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia strengthened as investigators continued reviewing the facts, pushing back on claims that the prosecution was politically motivated. Rana Saoud, the DHS Investigations special agent in charge of the Nashville region at the time, told the court she initiated the inquiry after learning of a 2022 Tennessee traffic s…
Human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia 'just kept getting stronger,' agent testifies
A Homeland Security agent has testified in federal court in Tennessee the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia “just kept getting stronger.” The Salvadoran citizen was mistakenly deported last year but was eventually returned to the U.S. A federal…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks U.S. judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive
A Homeland Security agent has testified in federal court in Tennessee the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia “just kept getting stronger.” The Salvadoran citizen was mistakenly deported last year but was eventually returned to the U.S.
Nine months after Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran citizen illegally deported by the Trump administration, became a defendant in one of the most prominent criminal cases in the administration, prosecutors are on the defensive in the country.
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