The lead prosecutor in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s human smuggling case acknowledged concerns about the potential perception of vindictive prosecution but maintained that the charges were warranted. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man deported to a prison in El Salvador, is contesting the charges, claiming they stem from retribution for a civil lawsuit against the Trump administration. The case centers on a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, with Abrego Garcia pleading not guilty and seeking to have the charges dismissed.
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