Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge says the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported last year is being prosecuted for political reasons.

A federal judge dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that the prosecution was retaliatory for his legal challenge to his wrongful deportation to El Salvador.

A United States judge has dismissed an indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after finding that he would not have been prosecuted if he had not challenged his deportation.

A federal judge dismissed the criminal human smuggling case brought by the Department of Justice against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, granting his motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution.