A federal judge has dismissed charges brought against Kilmar Ábrego García, an immigration activist, for selective and vindictive prosecution. The judge likened the Trump administration's DOJ to a prosecutor who picked 'the person first and the crime second' when it indicted García on human smuggling charges last year.
Charges Against Kilmar Ábrego García Thrown Out After Judge Finds Vindictive Prosecution "Our client... is freed of these outrageous, vindictive charges," said an attorney representing Ábrego García.
"It’s a good day. "that the US Department of Justice's case against Ábrego García should be thrown out on grounds of selective and vindictive prosecution. In his ruling, Crenshaw likened the President Donald Trump's DOJ to a prosecutor who picked "the person first and the crime second" when it indicted Ábrego García on human smuggling charges last year.
, zeroed in on the fact that the DOJ reopened a three-year-old investigation into a Ábrego García mere days after theto facilitate his return to the US, arguing that the timing and other evidence established "likeliness of vindictiveness" of the government's case. While the government provided arguments attempting to rebut claims of vindictive prosecution, Crenshaw ultimately found them unpersuasive and argued that the "new evidence" the government used to justify reopening the case was something that prosecutors should have discovered before with due diligence.
After an examination of the government's claims, Crenshaw found that its case against Ábrego García was reverse engineered to justify his unlawful removal to El Salvador—where he was imprisoned at the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center . , the government would not have brought this prosecution," Crenshaw wrote in his conclusion.
"The executive branch closed its investigation on the November 2022 traffic stop. Only after Ábrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the executive branch reopen that investigation.
" Sean Hecker, an attorney representing Ábrego García, celebrated the judge's ruling shortly after it was issued.that Ábrego García is not yet out of the woods given that the Trump administration is still trying to deport him toReichlin-Melnick nevertheless said that this was a major victory against the Trump administration. "It is extremely hard to win a vindictive prosecution motion," he wrote, "but here the evidence was so strong that the judge had almost no choice but to grant it.
"Crenshaw's ruling as an "extraordinary rebuke" of the Trump DOJ, and noted that it highlighted the role played by acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche in the vindictive prosecution "nearly 30 times. " Journalist Nathan Newman said that Ábrego García deserved praise for standing firm in the face of relentless pressure by the federal government and fighting back.
Newman, "the bravery and tenacity of Kilmar Ábrego García in defiance of the Trump administration will deserve a hefty credit for building the resistance to Trump's evil. A good day.
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Everything we do is funded by the donations of readers like you. When everyone does the little they can afford, we are strong. But if that support retreats or dries up, so do we.that the US Department of Justice's case against Ábrego García should be thrown out on grounds of selective and vindictive prosecution.
In his ruling, Crenshaw likened the President Donald Trump's DOJ to a prosecutor who picked "the person first and the crime second" when it indicted Ábrego García on human smuggling charges last year. , zeroed in on the fact that the DOJ reopened a three-year-old investigation into a Ábrego García mere days after theto facilitate his return to the US, arguing that the timing and other evidence established "likeliness of vindictiveness" of the government's case.
While the government provided arguments attempting to rebut claims of vindictive prosecution, Crenshaw ultimately found them unpersuasive and argued that the "new evidence" the government used to justify reopening the case was something that prosecutors should have discovered before with due diligence. After an examination of the government's claims, Crenshaw found that its case against Ábrego García was reverse engineered to justify his unlawful removal to El Salvador—where he was imprisoned at the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center .
, the government would not have brought this prosecution," Crenshaw wrote in his conclusion.
"The executive branch closed its investigation on the November 2022 traffic stop. Only after Ábrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the executive branch reopen that investigation.
" Sean Hecker, an attorney representing Ábrego García, celebrated the judge's ruling shortly after it was issued.that Ábrego García is not yet out of the woods given that the Trump administration is still trying to deport him toReichlin-Melnick nevertheless said that this was a major victory against the Trump administration. "It is extremely hard to win a vindictive prosecution motion," he wrote, "but here the evidence was so strong that the judge had almost no choice but to grant it.
"Crenshaw's ruling as an "extraordinary rebuke" of the Trump DOJ, and noted that it highlighted the role played by acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche in the vindictive prosecution "nearly 30 times. " Journalist Nathan Newman said that Ábrego García deserved praise for standing firm in the face of relentless pressure by the federal government and fighting back.
Newman, "the bravery and tenacity of Kilmar Ábrego García in defiance of the Trump administration will deserve a hefty credit for building the resistance to Trump's evil. A good day.
"On Day of His Release, Trump Administration Threatens to Deport Ábrego García to Uganda ›that the US Department of Justice's case against Ábrego García should be thrown out on grounds of selective and vindictive prosecution. In his ruling, Crenshaw likened the President Donald Trump's DOJ to a prosecutor who picked "the person first and the crime second" when it indicted Ábrego García on human smuggling charges last year.
, zeroed in on the fact that the DOJ reopened a three-year-old investigation into a Ábrego García mere days after theto facilitate his return to the US, arguing that the timing and other evidence established "likeliness of vindictiveness" of the government's case. While the government provided arguments attempting to rebut claims of vindictive prosecution, Crenshaw ultimately found them unpersuasive and argued that the "new evidence" the government used to justify reopening the case was something that prosecutors should have discovered before with due diligence.
After an examination of the government's claims, Crenshaw found that its case against Ábrego García was reverse engineered to justify his unlawful removal to El Salvador—where he was imprisoned at the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center . , the government would not have brought this prosecution," Crenshaw wrote in his conclusion.
"The executive branch closed its investigation on the November 2022 traffic stop. Only after Ábrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the executive branch reopen that investigation.
" Sean Hecker, an attorney representing Ábrego García, celebrated the judge's ruling shortly after it was issued.that Ábrego García is not yet out of the woods given that the Trump administration is still trying to deport him toReichlin-Melnick nevertheless said that this was a major victory against the Trump administration. "It is extremely hard to win a vindictive prosecution motion," he wrote, "but here the evidence was so strong that the judge had almost no choice but to grant it.
"Crenshaw's ruling as an "extraordinary rebuke" of the Trump DOJ, and noted that it highlighted the role played by acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche in the vindictive prosecution "nearly 30 times. " Journalist Nathan Newman said that Ábrego García deserved praise for standing firm in the face of relentless pressure by the federal government and fighting back.
Newman, "the bravery and tenacity of Kilmar Ábrego García in defiance of the Trump administration will deserve a hefty credit for building the resistance to Trump's evil. A good day.
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