Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge has dismissed the human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant. The judge ruled that the prosecution was likely retaliatory due to Abrego's legal challenge against his deportation. The Trump administration is expected to appeal this decision.
- ▪Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted for human smuggling but the charges were dismissed by a federal judge.
- ▪The judge found that the prosecution was likely retaliatory for Abrego's challenge against his deportation.
- ▪Abrego had previously been sent to a megaprison in El Salvador despite a court order prohibiting his removal.
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A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictment against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday, ruling that the Trump administration likely would not have prosecuted him had he not challenged his deportation in court. Abrego, who entered the United States illegally, became a high-profile figure in the administration’s mass deportation push after he was sent to a megaprison in El Salvador in March 2025 despite an earlier court order prohibiting his removal there due to fears of persecution.
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