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Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in federal court in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living in Maryland before he was wrongfully deported in March. He was returned to the U.S. last week to face the smuggling charges.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in federal court in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living in Maryland before he was wrongfully deported in March. He was returned to the U.S. last week to face the smuggling charges.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges as a judge considered his detention after he was returned last week from El Salvador.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, pleaded not guilty on Friday to

  4. NBC New York

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in federal court (opens NBC New York)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in a federal court in Tennessee.

  5. NBC News

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges (opens NBC News)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was erroneously sent to a prison in El Salvador and returned to the United States last week, pleaded not guilty on Friday to human smuggling charges

  6. The Guardian

    Kilmar Ábrego García pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges (opens The Guardian)

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    Wrongfully deported man expected to contest US prosecutors’ attempt to have him detained pending trial

  7. WSVN Miami

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in Tennessee federal court - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, pleaded not guilty Friday to human

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to migrant smuggling charges after wrongful deportation (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. last week after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges of taking

  9. Al Jazeera

    Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges in US court (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Salvadoran migrant was wrongly deported to El Salvador, prompting outrage over Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

  10. UPI

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia officially enters not-guilty plea on trafficking charges (opens UPI)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday formally pleaded not-guilty to federal human trafficking and conspiracy charges.

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