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Defense Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Ask Judge to Release Him Pretrial

The request came as lawyers in Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s separate civil case were poised to ask a different judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt for sidestepping one of her orders.

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The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, in Nashville, where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia faces criminal charges of transporting undocumented immigrants.

Deportee’s Lawyers Push for Contempt Proceedings Despite His Return

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s lawyers accused the Trump administration of spending months “engaged in an elaborate, all-of-government effort to defy court orders.”

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The entrance of the prison in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was held.
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