Kilmar Abrego Garcia is Asking a U.S. Judge in Tennessee to Dismiss his Criminal Case, Claiming it is Vindictive

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Release Date 
02/26/2026

 

NASHVILLE, TN

 

 

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose deportation was wrongfully ordered, is asking a U.S. judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, claiming it is vindictive.

 

Abrego's lawyers will attempt to persuade a federal judge in Tennessee on Thursday to dismiss the human trafficking charges against him.

 

Abrego maintains that the criminal proceedings are vindictive, driven by officials in President Trump's administration to punish him after being forced to return to the United States.

 

Abrego, a Salvadoran citizen, has had a court order since 2019 preventing his deportation to his country. This stems from an immigration judge's determination that he faced danger in El Salvador from a gang that had threatened his family. Abrego, 30, immigrated illegally to the United States as a teenager, but has a U.S.-born wife and child. He has lived and worked in Maryland for years under the supervision of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

 

After being deported to El Salvador last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration must work to bring him back. He eventually returned to the United States, only to face criminal charges of human smuggling, based on a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee. He pleaded not guilty.

 

Body camera footage from a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper shows a calm exchange with Abrego after he was pulled over for speeding. There were nine passengers in the vehicle, and the troopers discussed their suspicions of smuggling. However, Abrego was ultimately allowed to continue driving with only a warning.

 

 

Kilmar Abrego García solicita a un juez estadounidense en Tennessee la desestimación de su caso penal, alegando que es vengativo.

 

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02/26/26

 

Kilmar Abrego García, cuya deportación fue ordenada injustamente, solicita a un juez estadounidense en Tennessee la desestimación de su caso penal, alegando que es vengativo.

 

Los abogados de Abrego intentarán persuadir a un juez federal en Tennessee el jueves para que desestime los cargos de trata de personas en su contra.

 

Abrego sostiene que el proceso penal es vengativo, impulsado por funcionarios de la administración del presidente Trump para castigarlo tras verse obligado a regresar a Estados Unidos.

 

Abrego, ciudadano salvadoreño, cuenta con una orden judicial desde 2019 que impide su deportación a su país. Esto se debe a que un juez de inmigración determinó que corría peligro en El Salvador por parte de una pandilla que había amenazado a su familia. Abrego, de 30 años, emigró ilegalmente a Estados Unidos en su adolescencia, pero tiene una esposa e hijo nacidos en Estados Unidos. Ha vivido y trabajado en Maryland durante años bajo la supervisión del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE).

 

Tras ser deportado a El Salvador el año pasado, la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos dictaminó que la administración Trump debía trabajar para traerlo de regreso. Finalmente regresó a Estados Unidos, solo para enfrentar cargos criminales de tráfico de personas, basados ​​en una parada de tráfico en Tennessee en 2022. Se declaró inocente.

 

Las imágenes de la cámara corporal de un agente de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Tennessee muestran un intercambio tranquilo con Abrego después de que lo detuvieran por exceso de velocidad. Había nueve pasajeros en el vehículo, y los agentes discutieron sus sospechas de tráfico. Sin embargo, a Abrego finalmente se le permitió continuar conduciendo con solo una advertencia.



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