Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'
A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice's prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges could amount to illegal retaliation.
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2 developments- Oct 3, 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia may have been charged because of Trump administration’s vindictiveness, judge finds
- Oct 4, 2025Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'
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Quiet for 360 daysLast development · Oct 4, 2025 — Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'
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2 viewpointsRan by 9 outlets across the spectrum· Seattle Times, Bangor Daily News, +2 more
Judge orders hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia was the target of a 'vindictive prosecution'
Kilmar Abrego Garcia may have been charged because of Trump administration’s vindictiveness, judge finds
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3 viewpointsRan by 9 outlets across the spectrum· WDIO Duluth, WHEC Rochester, +3 more
Ran by 6 outlets· NBC10 Philadelphia, NBC 6 South Florida, +4 more
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0 viewpointsSame wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.
Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'