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flag A Maryland man challenges human smuggling charges in Tennessee, calling them politically motivated retaliation after successfully fighting deportation.

flag Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old Salvadoran national living in Maryland, is asking a federal judge in Tennessee to dismiss human smuggling charges, alleging 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 only a warning, but prosecutors later charged him. flag Abrego Garcia, who has lived in the U.S. since childhood and was previously protected from deportation due to gang threats in El Salvador, claims the charges are retaliation after successfully challenging his removal. flag U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw has expressed concern over the prosecution’s motives, citing evidence that the decision to charge may have involved multiple Justice Department officials, not just the lead prosecutor. flag A hearing is scheduled to determine if the case should proceed.

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