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A federal judge ruled there’s evidence that human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be illegal retaliation.

The judge cited concerning statements by Trump administration officials suggesting “vindictive” prosecution motives.

Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran construction worker in Maryland who was wrongly deported, again faces deportation if convicted.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges may be an illegal retaliation after he successfully sued the Trump administration over his deportation to El Salvador.

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was

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