US seeks to revive criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Judge previously found US government brought charges against Abrego Garcia as retaliation for case that embarrassed it.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026The administration of United States President Donald Trump is seeking to revive criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man whose wrongful deportation became a source of embarrassment for US immigration authorities.The US Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court late on Monday to throw out a previous ruling by a judge that slammed the administration’s prosecution of Abrego Garcia as a form of political retaliation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US judge dismisses indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcialist 2 of 3Trump administration reaffirms plans to deport Abrego Garcia to Liberialist 3 of 3US judge says wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detainedend of listIn his May ruling, US District Judge Waverly Crenshaw found the government’s efforts to bring criminal charges against Abrego Garcia to be an “abuse of prosecuting power”.Federal prosecutors argued in a brief filed with the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals that Crenshaw’s ruling was flawed in a push to revive crim...