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Salvadoran Citizen Challenges Charges in Vindictiveness Claim

2/26/2026

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen, will have his attorneys ask a Tennessee federal court to dismiss the charges.
Abrego Garcia asserts the prosecution is vindictive.
After deportation, he was returned following a Supreme Court ruling.
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw has noted vindictiveness.
Evidence suggests U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire did not make the sole decision.

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Story summary

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen, will have his attorneys ask a Tennessee federal court to dismiss the charges.
Abrego Garcia asserts the prosecution is vindictive.
After deportation, he was returned following a Supreme Court ruling.
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw has noted vindictiveness.
Evidence suggests U.S. Attorney Rob McGuire did not make the sole decision.