US EditionJudge orders hearing over whether Abrego Garcia prosecution was ‘vindictive’
A federal judge in Tennessee found evidence suggesting the prosecution against Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be retaliatory, ordering discovery and a hearing to explore dismissal.
- A federal judge ruled there is evidence that charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported by Trump's administration, were vindictive prosecution in response to his lawsuit.
- The judge cited statements by officials celebrating the charges as evidence of retaliation for Abrego Garcia's suit challenging his deportation.
- Abrego Garcia was ordered to be allowed to obtain evidence and have a hearing on dismissing the case as illegally retaliatory.
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A federal judge has concluded that the Justice Department's prosecution of Kilmar Ábrego García on human trafficking charges could be unlawful retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.
HERE WE GO: Obama Judge Sets Hearing on Whether the Child-Trafficking Case Against MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Result of "Vindictive Prosecution"
A federal judge on Friday set a hearing on whether the child-trafficking case against MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was due to “vindictive prosecution.” US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, an Obama appointee, set a hearing based on public statements made by Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Kristi Noem, and others.
The case of the Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego could take a new turn before a judge's order to allow him a hearing
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally ‘vindictive’
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador. The case of Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigratio…
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