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Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges, calls Trump administration prosecution 'vindictive'
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- District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled that the Justice Department's prosecution of Abrego Garcia was "vindictive," finding that the government would not have brought the case had he not challenged his deportation.
- Jackson warned his fellow prosecutors long ago of the danger of picking the person first and the crime second," Crenshaw wrote at the top of the 32-page ruling.
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A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday dismissed human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant whose mistaken deportation by the Trump administration became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's broader immigration crackdown.
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled that the Justice Department's prosecution of Abrego Garcia was "vindictive," finding that the government would not have brought the case had he not challenged his deportation.
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