DOJ Seeks Kilmar Abrego Garcia Charges
The DOJ wants an appeals court to reinstate smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
August 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 4:35pm ET
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What happened
The Justice Department asked the Sixth CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitFederal Appeals Court to reinstate human-smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Armando Ábrego GarcíaSalvadoran man illegally deported from the United States in 2025 to El Salvador, seeking reversal of a May dismissal by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw
Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.United States District Judge in Tennessee. Crenshaw ruled the indictment was vindictive and an abuse of prosecuting power, finding prosecutors pursued the case after Abrego Garcia challenged his deportation. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was deported to an El Salvador prison last year despite an immigration court order barring his removal there.
