DOJ Appeals Dismissal of Human Smuggling Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The appeal is the latest turn in a legal battle going back to March 2025.
DOJ Appeals Dismissal of Human Smuggling Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives at the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 26, 2026. George Walker IV/AP Photo
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The Department of Justice is appealing a court decision that dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

The notice of appeal, filed on June 22, comes one month after U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw tossed out the government’s case, saying it was “vindictive and selective prosecution in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.”

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Stacy Robinson
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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]