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Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to dismiss criminal charges, calling them "vindictive and selective"

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to dismiss criminal charges, calling them "vindictive and selective"
nation8/20/2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador only to be brought back to face smuggling charges — asked a federal judge to dismiss his indictment.

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador only to be brought back to the U.S. to face smuggling charges, asked a federal judge in Nashville on Tuesday to dismiss his indictment, calling it a "vindictive and selectiv... [4307 chars]