The Washington Post May 23, 2026 • 04:53

Judge drops criminal case against Kilmar Abrego García, deeming it vindictive - The Washington Post

By Jeremy Roebuck, Mark Berman

Judge drops criminal case against Kilmar Abrego García, deeming it vindictive - The Washington Post

The Maryland man was charged with human smuggling after a high-profile legal fight in which courts ruled he had been illegally deported to El Salvador.

A federal judge on Fridaydismissed the Justice Departments human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego García, ruling that the Trump administration improperly brought it to punish him for successfully… [+46 chars]

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