Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Who Was Mistakenly Deported

A federal judge in Nashville on May 22 dismissed the human-smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador before being returned to the United States to face prosecution. Abrego Garcia’s case became a national flashpoint over the Trump administration’s deportation practices; supporters had rallied outside the federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, during earlier hearings.