El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia
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Abrego Garcia was indicted on two criminal counts of “conspiracy to transport aliens” and “unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens.”
The prosecutors’ memo seeking Abrego Garcia’s detention until trial, filed in federal court Monday, alleges there is a “serious risk” that Abrego Garcia “and/or persons acting on his behalf will obstruct justice and/or intimidate the witnesses against him” should he be released from federal custody pending his trial.
Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia is headed back to the U.S. to face federal charges for allegedly smuggling migrants, some linked to MS-13.
Federal Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville, Tennessee, determined that Abrego Garcia will be held in custody until at least next Friday.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a mistakenly deported Salvadoran native who lived in Maryland, is expected to make an appearance at a federal courthouse in Nashville.