US EditionAbrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to ‘vindictive’ prosecution
- Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers requested that a federal judge dismiss the human smuggling case against him, claiming it is a 'vindictive' prosecution.
- They stated that attempts to dismiss cases for 'selective or vindictive prosecution' are rare but assert this case qualifies.
- The motion claims government officials, including President Donald Trump, publicly attacked Abrego Garcia, indicating that 'vindictiveness is clear from the record.'
- Abrego Garcia's attorneys also requested the court to hold a hearing on the government's motives for their actions against him.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want ‘preposterous’ human smuggling charges dismissed
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.
Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of 'vindictive prosecution'
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador. Their motion filed in court said attempts to dismiss indictments on the grounds of “selective or vindictive prosecution” are infrequent and rarely succeed, “but if there has ever been a case for dismissal on…
By Devan Cole, CNN Attorneys for Kilmar Ábrego García are asking the federal judge overseeing his criminal case to dismiss the human trafficking charges he faces, arguing that the U.S. Department of Justice singled him out for prosecution after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. The request, filed Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw in Nashville, comes just days before Ábrego García is expect…
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.
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