Judge said Trump administration would not have prosecuted Ábrego García had he not challenged his high-profile deportation
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A US judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García on Friday, finding that the Trump administration would not have prosecuted him had he not challenged his high-profile deportation.
Ábrego García, who had entered the United States without authorization in the past, became a symbol of the Trump administration’s drive for mass deportations when he was sent to the notorious anti-terrorism mega-prison in El Salvador known as Cecot last March. This was despite a prior court order barring him from being returned there because of a risk of persecution.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/kilmar-abrego-garcia-case-dismissed
Author : Guardian staff and agency
Publish date : 2026-05-22 19:43:00
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