Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a human smuggling case against him, saying the government was prosecuting the Maryland construction worker to punish him for challenging his removal to El Salvador. Their motion filed in court said attempts to dismiss indictments on the grounds of “selective or vindictive…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Sunday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges. But he is not expected to be allowed to go free. At his June 13 detention…
A Brazilian national living in Worcester was arrested Wednesday for his alleged role in a “large-scale” human smuggling ring to illegally move migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border and into several U.S. cities including Boston, the U.S. Attorney said. Flavio Alexandra Alves, a/k/a “Ronaldo,” 41, of Brazil, who is in the U.S. illegally and was previously…