US EditionFederal Judge to Hold Hearing on Whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Being Vindictively Prosecuted
Judge Waverly Crenshaw ordered a hearing on claims of selective prosecution that could dismiss charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Jan. 28.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr. canceled Kilmar Abrego Garcia's trial in the federal court in Tennessee and set a Jan. 28 evidentiary hearing on vindictive prosecution.
- Because of the defense filings, Abrego's legal team presented evidence of selective prosecution, and Crenshaw found a prima facie showing that shifted the burden to the government.
- Prosecutors allege the Trump administration's MS-13 ties claims rely on hearsay from a now-suspended El Salvador police detective, while Abrego was mistakenly deported to the CECOT megaprison earlier this year.
- Crenshaw warned that if the one-day evidentiary hearing goes against the government, the charges could be dismissed outright, following an earlier this month ruling ordering Abrego's release from federal lockup.
- Years earlier a judge found Abrego faced danger in El Salvador and granted him protection from deportation, while a Department of Homeland Security agent testified the investigation began only after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered his return.
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A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Salvadoran man who was wrongfully deported by the United States, and scheduled a hearing to determine whether he is being vindictively charged in a human trafficking case…
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Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted
A federal judge has canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in its human smuggling case against him.
Trump admin dealt major blow as migrant's trial canceled and 'vindictiveness' hearing set
President Donald Trump's legal war on a Salvadoran immigrant was dealt a bitter blow on Friday, as a federal judge in Tennessee canceled the current date for his trial on human smuggling charges — and will instead hold a hearing on the legality of the prosecution.The order, by U.S. District Judge Wa...
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