Trump administration appeals dismissal of criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 745

Last Updated: 1 hour, 13 minutes ago

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The Trump administration on Monday appealed a district court judge’s dismissal of its Tennessee criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the 30-year-old man living in Maryland who drew national attention to the administration’s immigration enforcement practices after he was wrongly deported to El Salvador last year.

U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismissed human smuggling charges against Abrego, as he is identified in court documents, in May, calling the administration’s prosecution “vindictive and selective.” …

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