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DOJ Urges Appellate Court To Reinstate Criminal Charges Against Abrego Garcia
Forbes • • general
Key Points:
- A Tennessee federal judge ruled that the prosecution against Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an abuse of prosecutorial power, noting that the case was reopened only after Garcia successfully challenged his removal to El Salvador.
- The judge highlighted that the government had closed its investigation following a November 2022 traffic stop and only reopened it after Garcia's lawsuit.
- Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March under the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, despite later admissions from officials that his removal was due to a clerical error.
- The Trump administration had alleged, without evidence, that Garcia was affiliated with the MS-13 gang, but a judge ruled his deportation lacked proper legal justification and ordered his return.
- The indictment against Garcia was subsequently dropped, reflecting judicial recognition of the wrongful deportation and prosecution.
