Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire told the court in a status update submitted on Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is willing to meet several of the discovery requests by Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but wrote in the filing, submitted one day before the Friday hearing set to determine terms of discovery ahead of an upcoming evidentiary hearing, that there is no such communication from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), or other any other federal agency, which would demonstrate his claims of vindictive prosecution.

According to McGuire, much of the materials Abrego Garcia requested were already sent, including the investigative reports which led the DOJ to seek charges against Abrego Garcia. The prosecutor argued that other materials should remain privileged, including

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