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flag A Maryland man challenges federal human smuggling charges, calling them politically driven retaliation after successfully fighting deportation.

flag Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old Salvadoran national living in Maryland, has asked a federal judge in Tennessee to dismiss human smuggling charges, claiming that the prosecution is vindictive and politically motivated. flag The case stems from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, where he was pulled over with nine passengers; officers issued him a warning, but prosecutors later charged him. flag Abrego Garcia has lived in the United States. flag Since childhood and previously protected from deportation due to gang threats in El Salvador, he claims the charges are retaliation for successfully challenging his removal. flag U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw has expressed concern about the prosecution's motives, citing evidence that the decision to charge may have involved multiple Justice Department officials other than the lead prosecutor. flag A hearing is scheduled to determine whether the case should proceed.

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