NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — On Friday, federal judges in two states will consider challenges to the government’s treatment. Kilmer Abrego GarciaErroneous deportation to El Salvador fuels opposition to President Donald Trump’s sweeping removals immigration policy and the issue of mass deportation.
In Maryland, Abrego Garcia objected to efforts to repatriate him third country After the government recognized the previous order prevent his deportation To my home country of El Salvador. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently announced that it plans to deport him to the southern African country. eSwatini.
U.S. District Judge Paula Kishinis on Friday ordered government officials to testify about what steps they took to extradite Abrego-Garcia to Eswatini or other countries. His lawyers have accused the Republican administration of trying to illegally use the immigration system to punish him after he was embarrassed by his mistaken deportation.
Meanwhile, Tennessee criminal court attorneys are making similar arguments. human smuggling The case was filed against Abrego-Garcia on the day he returned to the United States from El Salvador in June. A judge in Tennessee concluded that Abrego-Garcia’s charges were unfair. May be illegal retaliation After he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation.
The cause of the smuggling charge is Closed in 2022 In Tennessee. Mr. Abrego-Garcia was not charged at the time, and it wasn’t until earlier this year that investigators began looking into the suspension, after his wife filed a lawsuit over his deportation. Friday’s hearing will determine what types of documents Abrego-Garcia’s attorneys can request discovery to prove the retaliation case.
Trump administration officials waged a relentless public relations campaign against Abrego-Garcia, repeatedly calling him MS-13 gang membersespecially despite the fact that he has not been convicted of any crime.
