Trump administration pursues Kilmar Ábrego García on previously dismissed charges

Attorneys for Abrego, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, say the DoJ's appeal was flat wrong'

The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia that were dismissed in May by a judge who said the prosecution of the man who unwittingly became a symbol of the White House's mass deportation campaign was vindictive in nature".

In a filing to the US sixth circuit court of appeals, the justice department insisted that human smuggling allegations against Abrego are genuine - and not retaliation for challenging his wrongful deportation to El Salvador in March 2025.