Federal judges in 2 states are considering challenges to the government’s treatment of Abrego Garcia
Federal judges in two states are considering challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The Salvadoran national’s mistaken deportation to his home country galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda. In a Maryland court, Abrego Garcia has challenged efforts to deport him to Eswatini. His attorneys claim the Republican administration is illegally using the immigration system to punish Abrego Garcia after the embarrassment of his mistaken deportation. Meanwhile, attorneys in Tennessee have made similar claims about human smuggling charges brought against Abrego Garcia. The Tennessee judge has concluded that the prosecution may be an illegal retaliation. Hearings are scheduled in both cases Friday.