{"id":457,"date":"2026-05-23T06:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2026-05-23T06:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T06:37:01","slug":"obama-appointed-judge-dismisses-kilmar-abrego-garcia-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"Obama-Appointed Judge Dismisses Kilmar Abrego Garcia Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>A judge appointed by former President Barack Obama dismissed the charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Friday court decision.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=455\">GOP Senate Candidate\u2019s Team Mocks Alleged Matt Lauer Rape Victim As \u2018Sloppy Seconds\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia became the center of a deportation debate after President Donald Trump\u2019s administration mistakenly deported him to El Salvador and later defended their actions given his alleged criminal background. U.S. District Judge Waverley D. Crenshaw dropped all the criminal charges brought against Abrego Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the reasons in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the motion to dismiss the indictment under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(A)(iv) (Doc. No. 104) is GRANTED,\u201d Crenshaw wrote. \u201cCounts One and Two of the inducement (Doc. No. 3) are DISMISSED.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: \u2018Maryland Man\u2019 Democrats Rushed To Defend Called Human Smugglers At Least 500 Times, Docs Allege)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abrego Garcia, who illegally entered the U.S. from El Salvador in 2011, faced federal charges of human smuggling and conspiracy to commit human smuggling. The charges stemmed from a traffic stop by Tennessee Highway Patrol in December 2022, where Abrego Garcia was found transporting eight passengers across the country. He allegedly did not have a valid driver\u2019s license and was suspected of trafficking the passengers, though he was let go at the FBI\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p>The car belonged to an illegal immigrant named Jose Ramon Hernandez-Reyes, who was sent to prison in 2020 for human smuggling.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=453\">REPORT: Thames Valley Police Probe Former Prince Andrew In Relation To Epstein File Allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>In December 2019, the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed\u00a0Abrego Garcia\u2019s challenge to an immigration judge\u2019s finding that he is \u201ca verified member of MS-13,\u201d according to documents released by the Department of Justice on April 16. Officers found Abrego Garcia loitering in a Home Depot parking lot on March 28, 2019, wearing \u201ca Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie with rolls of money covering the eyes, ears and mouth of the presidents on the separate denominations,\u201d which represents a \u201cgood standing\u201d with MS-13.<\/p>\n<p>Although an immigration judge ordered for Abrego Garcia to be deported, he received a withholding of removal which allowed him to work in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also released a domestic violence restraining order previously sought by Abrego Garcia\u2019s wife in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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