The man the Trump administration admitted to mistakenly deporting to El Salvador was returned to the United States to face criminal charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Friday.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was among more than 200 individuals deported to El Salvador in March, despite having a court order protecting him from removal.

Court documents allege Abrego Garcia "played a significant role in an undocumented alien smuggling ring that has resulted in thousands of undocumented aliens being illegally transported into and throughout the United States."

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A grand jury returned an indictment in May on two federal charges related to human smuggling.

In April, the U.S. Supreme Court ordere

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