Court Ruling Drops Charges Against Abrego Garcia

The Department of Justice said that it will appeal a ruling that dropped human trafficking charges against Abrego Garcia.

The court ruled that the charges were vindictive against Garcia, who has been at the center of the powers of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement illegal immigration actions across the United States.

U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. on Friday threw out a two-count indictment in Tennessee against Garcia, ruling the DOJ's actions amounted to "vindictive and selective prosecution" in violation of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

Abrego Garcia was facing charges after allegedly conspiring to smuggle roughly 600 illegal immigrants into the U.S. annually, between 2016 and 2025, according to a witness who is cooperating with the investigation.

The department condemned the ruling, saying that another activist judge had put politics above public safety.

After his deportation, Garcia’s case reached the United States Supreme Court, which ordered his return to the United States.

The court ruled that the charges were in retaliation for his successful civil lawsuit against the federal government.