Overview

• Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March after the Trump administration accused him of MS-13 ties and was later found to have been denied due process by a district court and the Supreme Court
• He landed back in the United States in early June and was indicted on two federal counts: conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawful transport of undocumented aliens
• The announcement of charges triggered the resignation of a top federal prosecutor in Tennessee where the indictment was filed and unsealed
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had demanded Senator Chris Van Hollen apologize for defending Garcia, labeling him an "illegal criminal abuser"
• Van Hollen refused to apologize, stating his advocacy was about protecting constitutional rights and criticizing the administration’s earlier defiance of judicial authority