Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge says the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported last year is being prosecuted for political reasons.
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A federal judge says the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported last year is being prosecuted for political reasons.
A federal judge dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that the prosecution was retaliatory for his legal challenge to his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.
A United States judge has dismissed an indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after finding that he would not have been prosecuted if he had not challenged his deportation.
A federal judge dismissed the criminal human smuggling case brought by the Department of Justice against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, granting his motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution.
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