What Had The Tennessee Federal Judge Said In His Ruling?
“The evidence before this Court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power. The Court does not reach its conclusion lightly. The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution. The Executive Branch closed its investigation on the November 2022 traffic stop. Only after Abrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the Executive Branch reopen that investigation,” .
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key background
Garcia emerged as one of the high-profile cases targeted by the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts shortly after President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. He was detained in March last year and deported to El Salvador, but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and other administration officials, later admitted that the removal was due to a clerical error. The deportation drew strong condemnation from critics of Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, however, the Trump administration continued to allege without evidence that Garcia was a member of the MS-13 gang. Eventually a judge ruled that Garcia was removed from the country without proper legal justification and ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return.
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further reading
Judge Drops Indictment Against Mistakenly Deported Man Kilmar Abrego Garcia (Forbes)
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