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Trump administration pursues Kilmar Ábrego García on previously dismissed charges
theguardian.com • • nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has appealed to the US sixth circuit court to reinstate human smuggling charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, which were dismissed in May by a federal judge citing vindictiveness in the prosecution.
- Ábrego was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 and detained in a notorious prison before being returned to the US by a federal supreme court order three months later.
- The Justice Department insists the charges are based on evidence and not retaliation for Ábrego’s successful legal challenge against his deportation, criticizing the district judge’s dismissal as an intrusion into prosecutorial discretion.
- Ábrego’s attorneys and immigration advocates argue the prosecution is politically motivated and a punitive response by the Trump administration after Ábrego exposed alleged unlawful deportation actions.
- Ábrego originally fled gang violence in El Salvador at age 16 and lived in Maryland without authorization before the legal and deportation battles began.
