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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returns to US to face criminal smuggling charges

More than two months after Donald Trump’s administration was ordered to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongfully deported Salvadoran man has returned to the United States to face criminal charges in Tennessee.

The government has spent weeks battling court orders for his return after admitting he was deported in error. The 29-year-old Maryland father is now facing a federal grand jury indictment accusing him of illegally transporting undocumented immigrants across the country.

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