Judge Dismisses Indictment in Vindictiveness Case Involving Deported Salvadoran
TL;DR
A Tennessee federal judge dismissed the federal human-smuggling indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding the prosecution vindictive and failing to rebut the presumption of vindictiveness tied to his civil challenge to his deportation from El Salvador; the ruling follows scrutiny of DOJ involvement and marks a major win for Abrego Garcia in ongoing immigration-related litigation.
Topics:nationpolitics#deportation#indictment#justice-department#kilmar-abrego-garcia#politics#vindictiveness
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