The Justice Department has filed a notice of appeal against the federal judge who threw out criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, moving to revive a human smuggling case at the center of one of the most contentious immigration fights of the Trump era.
Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismissed the criminal indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding that he was the victim of "vindictive and selective prosecution."
Bodycam footage from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee shows Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident and suspected MS-13 gang member, transporting eight individuals without identification or luggage.