Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported on March 15 despite a 2019 immigration judge’s order and a Supreme Court ruling deeming his removal illegal.
• He arrived in U.S. custody on June 6 after diplomatic negotiations that ended the Trump administration’s resistance to multiple court orders.
• A Tennessee grand jury unsealed a May 21 indictment charging him with conspiracy and unlawful transportation of undocumented immigrants.
• Prosecutors allege he led an alien smuggling ring for nearly a decade, making over 100 trips and transporting migrants, including alleged MS-13 members, across multiple states.
• His attorneys contend that returning him to face criminal charges constitutes an abuse of power and that he was denied due process before his deportation.