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US judge dismisses case against wrongly deported Salvadoran man

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man targeted during the Trump administration's migrant crackdown. The judge ruled the indictment was an abuse of prosecutorial power, citing an administrative error that led to Garcia's wrongful deportation and subsequent human smuggling charges. Garcia, who had protected legal status in the U.S. since 2019, argued the charges were vindictive due to his efforts to avoid deportation. AI

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US judge dismisses case against wrongly deported Salvadoran man

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    US judge tosses case against wrongly deported Salvadorean man Abrego Garcia

    A US federal judge dismissed a criminal case on Friday filed against a Salvadorean man at the centre of a row over US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on migrants. US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled that the indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia by the Trump administration’s…