U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw on Friday granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia discovery and an evidentiary hearing in the alleged human smuggler's bid to prove the Department of Justice (DOJ) case against him is vindictive, with the Obama-appointed judge citing June remarks by Assistant Attorney General Todd Blanche as potential evidence supporting Abrego Garcia's claim.

In the judge's Friday memorandum, which notified Abrego Garcia and federal prosecutors of his order calling a Friday status conference to determine the terms of discovery and a forthcoming evidentiary hearing, Crenshaw specifically referenced Blanche's statements about the genesis of the case against Abrego Garcia from a June interview.

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