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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

  • Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US to face prosecution on two federal criminal charges.
  • He has been accused of participating in a trafficking conspiracy over several years to move undocumented migrants.
  • Mr. Abrego Garcia was charged with conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.
  • Garcia's legal team emphasizes his lack of prior criminal convictions in the US or El Salvador.
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Kilmar Ábrego García, whose erroneous deportation to El Salvador became a high point in Donald Trump's immigration offensive, has been back in the United States for more than two weeks after being charged with human trafficking...

·Calhoun, United States
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Kilmar Abrego García , whose deportation by mistake to El Salvador became a critical point in President Donald Trump’s immigration offensive, has returned to the United States for more than two weeks after being charged with human trafficking in Tennessee. But the future of this 29-year-old Maryland construction worker is far from certain. A federal judge has questioned the solidity of government smuggling charges, including the claim that Ábreg…

·Washington, United States
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What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release and risk of deportation

By BEN FINLEY Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has been back in the United States for more than two weeks after being charged with human smuggling in Tennessee. But the 29-year-old Maryland construction worker’s future is far from certain. A federal judge has raised questions about the strength of the government’s smuggling allegations, includin…

·Cherokee County, United States
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kilmar Ábrego García, whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint during the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration policy, has been sent back to the United States to face criminal charges related to what the Trump administration claimed was a massive human trafficking operation bringing migrants into the country illegally. He is expected to be prosecuted in the United States and, if convic…

·Chicago, United States
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