A federal judge in Tennessee dismissed all criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after ruling the government acted vindictively.Judge Waverly Crenshaw determined that the Justice Department only filed the smuggling indictment after the migrant challenged his deportation.The Trump administration previously deported the Salvadoran man to El Salvador despite a court order protecting him from such removal.Following an order from the
Supreme Court, his return to the US prompted this now-closed legal dispute over the 2022 traffic stop.