US EditionKilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, pleaded not guilty on June 13 in federal court in Tennessee to human smuggling charges and was immediately taken into custody.
- In March, Abrego Garcia was mistakenly removed from the United States to El Salvador despite a 2019 immigration judge’s ruling that protected him from deportation, and the Trump administration recently brought him back to face legal charges.
- The charges stem from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop where Abrego Garcia drove a vehicle with eight passengers suspected of being undocumented immigrants, accused of transporting hundreds over many years.
- After reviewing the related body camera footage, private attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg stated that he found no proof of criminal activity and expressed doubt that a jury would find the evidence convincing enough to support the allegations that his client is a gang leader.
- U.S. attorneys argue Abrego Garcia poses a community danger and flight risk, while his lawyers cite wrongful detention and due process to call for his release, suggesting ongoing legal battles over his detention and the mistaken deportation.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wrongful deportation to an El Salvador prison sparked national debate over Trump administration immigration crackdowns, entered not guilty pleas on Friday to two federal human smuggling charges. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit and…
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