Trump admin pushed to prosecute Abrego Garcia after he challenged deportation

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00:00The El Salvador National, living in Maryland, who was wrongfully deported in the spring,

00:08may now have momentum in court. A federal judge in Tennessee has unsealed a court order

00:13suggesting the Justice Department made Kilmar Abrego-Garcia's prosecution a top priority,

00:20only after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador. Abrego-Garcia is asking that the

00:26human smuggling charges be thrown out, arguing they amount to a vindictive prosecution. The judge

00:33says he reviewed more than 3,000 documents and found one in which a senior DOJ lawyer called the

00:39case a top priority. A grand jury indictment followed less than a month later. As a result,

00:44the January trial is now off. Judge Waverly-Crenshaw has ordered an evidentiary hearing later in the

00:50month, where DOJ lawyers will have to explain the timing of the case. Abrego-Garcia was deported

00:56in March to El Salvador's notorious Seacott prison, then returned to the United States

01:01in June after a court order. Despite setbacks in court, the Trump administration continues to claim

01:07he has ties to MS-13 and has been involved in domestic abuse and human trafficking.