DOJ vows to appeal after judge dismisses smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia as ‘vindictive’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) vowed to appeal a federal judge’s decision Friday to dismiss human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who initially entered the U.S. illegally and allegedly had suspected ties to MS-13, slamming the ruling as “wrong and dangerous.” U.S. District Judge Waverly … Read more

Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia in human trafficking case

A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday, finding that the investigation into Abrego’s alleged human trafficking was “tainted.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to … Read more

Judge tosses federal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Washington — A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday tossed out an indictment charging Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported by the Trump administration last year, with human smuggling. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw granted Abrego Garcia’s effort to dismiss the criminal charges on the grounds that the Justice Department’s prosecution was vindictive … Read more

Judge blocks Trump’s push to deport Abrego Garcia, rebukes DOJ for trying to ‘dictate’ court

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. judge in Maryland rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, using an otherwise procedural order Tuesday to scold the Justice Department for its conduct and for attempting, in the judge’s view, to “dictate” the actions of the court. U.S. District … Read more

Judge blocks Trump from deporting Abrego Garcia to Liberia, extending legal standoff

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia from the U.S. to a third country — stopping, for now, the government’s stated plans to swiftly remove him to the West African nation of Liberia. The temporary order … Read more

Trump administration ready to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, asks judge to lift block

The Trump administration said it is ready to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia and asked U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis to dissolve her order blocking that from happening. In a motion filed Friday, the Department of Homeland Security said the order is the only impediment currently preventing the U.S. from carrying out Abrego … Read more

Trump administration urges judge to dissolve injunction blocking Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Liberia

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday urged a judge to dissolve the injunction that keeps the Trump administration from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again so he can quickly be deported to Liberia. “Dissolution is also warranted because the Court’s Memorandum Order failed to acknowledge that the … Read more

Federal prosecutor admits ‘extraordinary’ timing in Abrego Garcia smuggling case charges

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal prosecutor acknowledged Thursday that the decision to charge Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia two years after a routine traffic stop was “extraordinary,” while defending the human smuggling case as legally justified. Abrego Garcia, 31, has become a flashpoint in the national immigration debate since last … Read more