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Justice Dept Revives Human-Smuggling Case Against Deported Garcia

6/23/2026

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The Justice Department appealed within hours, reviving the federal human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after a judge dismissed it.
Garcia, a Maryland resident, faces renewed charges in Tennessee.
He was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 despite a 2019 withholding-of-removal order.
Garcia’s wife identified him in a video posted by El Salvador’s president showing him in CECOT prison.
He checked in with the ICE Baltimore field office on Friday morning.

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The Justice Department appealed within hours, reviving the federal human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after a judge dismissed it.
Garcia, a Maryland resident, faces renewed charges in Tennessee.
He was deported to El Salvador in March 2025 despite a 2019 withholding-of-removal order.
Garcia’s wife identified him in a video posted by El Salvador’s president showing him in CECOT prison.
He checked in with the ICE Baltimore field office on Friday morning.