Timeline of Abrego Garcia's deportation fight with Trump administration
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia entered the news in March 2025 after he was deported to El Salvador despite a court ruling that should have prevented it.
His complicated legal fight since then has galvanized both sides of the debate over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
There is a civil case in Maryland where he has been challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s attempts to deport him to a series of African countries.
There is also a criminal case in Tennessee, where the government accuses him of human smuggling.
He has pleaded not guilty and asked that the case be dismissed, claiming it was only brought to punish him.
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