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DOJ Investigates Traffic Stop Tied to MS-13 Trafficker

5/8/2025

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The Department of Justice is probing a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee that involved Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected human trafficker and alleged MS-13 member. Initially detained by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Garcia was released on FBI orders. Investigators are now interrogating inmate Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, who is connected to Garcia and accused of transporting undocumented migrants.

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The Department of Justice is probing a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee that involved Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected human trafficker and alleged MS-13 member. Initially detained by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Garcia was released on FBI orders. Investigators are now interrogating inmate Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, who is connected to Garcia and accused of transporting undocumented migrants.