Documents suggest Kilmar Ábrego García was retaliated against after wrongful deportation
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Key Points:
- High-level Justice Department officials pushed for the indictment of Kilmar Ábrego García, labeling the prosecution a "top priority" only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S., according to a newly unsealed court order.
- Ábrego García, who faces human smuggling charges from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, claims the prosecution is vindictive and seeks dismissal, arguing it was retaliation by the Trump administration for his successful wrongful deportation case.
- Court documents reveal that the decision to prosecute was not made solely by acting US attorney Rob McGuire but involved coordination with the Deputy Attorney General's office, contradicting earlier claims that McGuire acted independently.
- Emails show Deputy Attorney
