US judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego indictment, finding DOJ abused power - Reuters
US judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego indictment, finding DOJ abused power Reuters
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"Thank you to God, my attorneys, We Are Casa, and everyone who has continued to support the fight for justice."
— Kilmar Ábrego García , Activist
"We have said from day one that this case was nothing more than a political vendetta."
— Ama Frimpong , Activist
"Justice is a big word and an even bigger promise to fulfill; and I am grateful that today, justice has taken a step forward."
— Kilmar Abrego Garcia , Other
"This is what American justice looks like."
— Pam Bondi , Politician
"The evidence before this court sadly reflects an abuse of prosecuting power."
— Waverly Crenshaw , Other
"Justice is a big word and an even bigger promise to fulfill; and I am grateful that today, justice has taken a step forward."
— Kilmar Abrego Garcia , Other
Key People
Ama Frimpong is the chief of services at We Are Casa, an organization that supported Kilmar Ábrego.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Kilmar Abrego is an individual whose indictment was dismissed by a US judge.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and faced criminal charges in the US.
Kilmar Ábrego García is an immigrant who became a symbol of the Trump administration’s mass deportation policies.
Pam Bondi is a former attorney general of Florida.
Todd Blanche is the nominee for attorney general and a former personal lawyer to Donald Trump.
Waverly Crenshaw is a U.S. District Judge who dismissed the indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Waverly David Crenshaw Jr is a federal judge who dismissed the indictment against Kilmar Ábrego.
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<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxNY0gtNDVwT01LOWpnNktEazY2S0RQcEh6cVhoWEYwWmR5MEtNandJWm43dnRiSjAwcm1hZHJzc1dsbzlMOHZCZEdTSnA4dlVTYlRkNzVyU3NfQ1czcVdMVEt1ZlpGajA0cVFMdFZ3NU1feVp0ckFJelVjR2g4UkM2SjFfSmsxcVZNQXdFSzM5SnNycjN5dFNGWWcwbUJsRHF6enRHcGNYSGdzUWtuMXVjbFNR?oc=5" target="_blank">US judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego indictment, finding DOJ abused power</a> <font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>
A U.S. judge dismissed an indictment against Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego, stating that the Trump administration abused its power by prosecuting him in retaliation for his lawsuit challenging his deportation.
A U.S. judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Ábrego García, finding that the Trump administration would not have prosecuted him had he not challenged his high-profile deportation.
A federal judge in Nashville dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that prosecutors acted with 'presumptive vindictiveness' after he successfully challenged his mistaken deportation to El Salvador.
A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego García, ruling that the Trump administration improperly brought it to punish him for successfully challenging his illegal deportation last year.
Human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia—the man erroneously deported to El Salvador last year, and who White House critics have held up as a symbol of the injustice of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts—were dismissed Friday by a federal judge’s blistering decision.
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