Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Kilmar Abrego Garcia Charges

In this The Liberty Daily article, Nicole Silverio reports that U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw dismissed federal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration fight.

• The article says Crenshaw, an Obama-appointed judge, granted Abrego Garcia’s motion to dismiss the indictment.
• The dismissed counts involved alleged human smuggling and conspiracy to commit human smuggling.
• Abrego Garcia became nationally known after the Trump administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, then defended the deportation by pointing to his alleged criminal background.
• The case reportedly stemmed from a December 2022 Tennessee traffic stop in which Abrego Garcia was found transporting eight passengers across the country.
• Authorities allegedly suspected trafficking at the time, but the article says he was released at the FBI’s request.
• The vehicle he was driving reportedly belonged to Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, an illegal immigrant who had previously been imprisoned for human smuggling.
• The article also cites immigration records saying the Board of Immigration Appeals had previously dismissed Abrego Garcia’s challenge to a finding that he was a “verified member of MS-13.”
• The piece notes that although an immigration judge had ordered Abrego Garcia deported, he received withholding of removal that allowed him to remain and work in the United States.
• The Department of Homeland Security had also released a domestic violence restraining order previously sought by Abrego Garcia’s wife in 2021.

Read the full story: https://thelibertydaily.com/obama-appointed-judge-dismisses-kilmar-abrego-garcia-charges/