US EditionProsecutor claims that delayed charges against Abrego Garcia were ‘extraordinary’ but justified
Defense claims charges are vindictive after wrongful deportation; prosecutors say delayed filing was justified despite joint DOJ decision indications.
- At a Nashville federal court on Thursday, defense attorneys will ask to dismiss human-smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, tied to a 2022 traffic stop.
- Prosecutors say First Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire alone decided to prosecute, but an unsealed order suggests others in the U.S. Department of Justice may have been involved, defense contends the case is retaliatory.
- Under ICE supervision, Abrego Garcia lived and worked in Maryland before deportation, and a bodycam from the 2022 stop shows a calm exchange with nine passengers and officers discussing smuggling before issuing a warning.
- After reviewing disputed DOJ documents, Waverly Crenshaw, U.S. District Judge, raised concerns about possible vindictiveness and statements from officials, including a DOJ official's quote, raising cause for concern.
- Because of the 2019 immigration order, deportation to El Salvador is barred for Abrego Garcia, and the case has galvanized the immigration debate, affecting his American wife and child.
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Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces human smuggling charges as prosecutor Rob McGuire defends the 'extraordinary' decision to prosecute after 2022 Tennessee traffic stop.
A representative of the U.S. prosecutor's office testified on Thursday in a federal court that the case of human trafficking against Kilmar Abrego García was justified, although he acknowledged that the charges, which occurred two years after a traffic stop in question, were "extraordinary." Abrego García, whose erroneous deportation has galvanized both sides in the migration debate, claims that the criminal proceedings are vengeful and is drive…
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Los Angeles TimesProsecutor claims that delayed charges against Abrego Garcia were 'extraordinary' but justified
A representative of the U.S. Attorney’s office has claimed in federal court in Tennessee that the decision to charge Kilmar Abrego-Garcia with human smuggling was his alone while a Homeland Security agent has testified that the case against Abrego Garcia “just kept getting stronger.”
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