The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday asked District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, to maintain his court's seal on a September letter from Acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire to the criminal defense attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, as prosecutors said it holds information about cooperating witnesses whose identities are protected.

McGuire's submission to the court on Thursday said the DOJ would not object to the release of the body-worn camera video from the November 30, 2022 traffic stop stop of Abrego Garcia by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), nor would it object to the unsealing of a March report by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about Abrego Garcia, but did assert that the September letter should remain s

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