DOJ Seeks Kilmar Abrego Garcia Charges

The DOJ wants an appeals court to reinstate smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Justice Department moving to reopen criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after judge drops smuggling charges

US seeks to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Justice Department pushes to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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The Justice Department asked the Sixth Circuit to reinstate human-smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, seeking reversal of a May dismissal by U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw 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.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not an innocent victim but an illegal migrant with serious evidence against him, including alleged smuggling, MS-13 ties, and domestic abuse. Democrats, the press, and pro-migration advocates are wrongly trying to sanitize his image and defend him despite those legitimate concerns.