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Mistakenly deported Salvadoran native Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on his way back to the United States where he will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., according to sources familiar with the matter.

More than two months after the Trump administration admitted it mistakenly deported Abrego Garcia from Maryland to his native El Salvador, a federal grand jury has indicted him for allegedly transporting undocumented migrants within the United States, ABC News has learned.

A two-count indictment, which was filed under seal in federal court in Tennessee last month, alleges Abrego Garcia, 29, participated in a years-long conspiracy to haul undocumented migrants from Texas to the interior of the country, according to sources briefed on the indictment.

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S.

How is that even a crime? If an undocumented person takes a bus to the immigration office, can they arrest the bus driver?

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 42 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If it's a crime, I have no doubt we'll soon see DeSantis and Abbott indicted as well.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Also as long as we're talking about shifting people around without their consent, homeless people have been getting the "Grayhound" treatment for years.

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

i dont ask my friends about their immigration status. i drive them places sometimes [immediate handcuffs]

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

They can, yes. Might makes right

[–] natecox@programming.dev 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could’ve sworn he was deported because he was a ms13 gang member. We even had a photo clearly showing ms13 on his hand above some unrelated symbols. Right? Totally not photoshopped obviously?

Is ms13 like running a bus depot now?

Fuck man the narrative is so stupid it’s hard to even make jokes about it because just stating the facts is already the damn joke.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] natecox@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago
[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

B-but I thought they didn't have the ability to get him out of CECOT!

"We never said that" - The White House, probably

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 weeks ago

You mean like what ICE is doing when they transported those "illegals" out of the jurisdiction of the federal judges that tried to stop them?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey, the thing that should have happened before Republicans took a shit on our Constitution by denying due process.

See, the thing about due process is it either absolves the innocent or properly punishes criminals for their crimes. So it's a win/win. But you can't have that if fascists are breaking the law to prevent it.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ideally, it does. Unfortunately, there are plenty of innocent people convicted and criminals never charged even though they’re caught, not to mention certain “kinds of people” getting lighter sentences than others.

Due process is a critical and necessary component of a fair justice system, but be careful not to lose sight of the bigger picture.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

"The grand jury found that over the past nine years, Abrego Garcia has played a significant role in an alien smuggling ring," Bondi said.

Dear God, this person has no idea what they are talking about. A Grand Jury doesn't determine innocence or guilt, their only responsibility is to determine if there is enough evidence to go to a trial. If Grand Juries suddenly get to decide if people are guilty, then Trump is guilty in ALL of his prosecutions, not just the ones we had enough time to confirm, since they all said there was plenty of evidence to go to a trial.

In any case, I can't wait for the prosecution to present their ironclad case to a real jury, because the whole photoshopped tattoos and driving people in cars is probably not going to carry much water.