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Bodycam Reveals Shocking Human Trafficking Arrest in Tennessee

5/2/2025

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Tennessee Highway Patrol unveiled shocking bodycam footage from a November 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant. Accused of human trafficking, he was found with eight passengers and $1,400 in cash. Despite his troubling history of deportation, he faced merely a citation for driving without a valid license.

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Tennessee Highway Patrol unveiled shocking bodycam footage from a November 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an undocumented Salvadoran immigrant. Accused of human trafficking, he was found with eight passengers and $1,400 in cash. Despite his troubling history of deportation, he faced merely a citation for driving without a valid license.