Judge Dismisses Indictment in Vindictiveness Case Involving Deported Salvadoran

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.