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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Abrego Garcia's lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of vindictive prosecution (opens MyNorthwest)

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    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the

  2. Fox News

    Abrego Garcia lawyers file motion to dismiss criminal charges from Trump DOJ, citing 'vindictive' prosecution (opens Fox News)

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    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia urge a federal judge to dismiss charges, calling Trump DOJ’s prosecution “vindictive” as deportation fight intensifies.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want smuggling charges dismissed on grounds of ‘vindictive prosecution’ (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask judge to dismiss federal smuggling charges (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s attorneys are asking a federal judge to dismiss the federal smuggling charges against him.

  5. CNN

    Abrego Garcia’s lawyers urge judge to drop his criminal case, alleging ‘vindictive and selective prosecution’ (opens CNN)

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    Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are asking the federal judge overseeing his criminal case to throw out the human smuggling charges he’s facing, alleging the Justice Department singled him out for prosecution after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year.

  6. The Hill

    Abrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to ‘vindictive’ prosecution (opens The Hill)

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    Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged whe…

  7. Hot Air

    Abrego Garcia Wants His Criminal Case Dismissed (opens Hot Air)

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    Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks dismissal of his criminal case, citing vindictive prosecution.

  8. New York Post

    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers want ‘preposterous’ human smuggling charges dismissed (opens New York Post)

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    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador.

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