Justice Department Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Will Face U.S. Trial Before Any Move to Deport Him Again

1 day ago The Justice Department says it intends to try Kilmar Abrego Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him, addressing fears that he could be expelled again from the U.S. within days. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes in Nashville, Tennessee, recently ruled that Abrego Garcia has a right to be released from jail while awaiting trial on the smuggling charges. But she decided Wednesday to keep him in custody for at least a few more days over concerns that U.S. immigration officials would swiftly detain him and try to deport him again. But DOJ spokesperson Chad Gilmartin told The Associated Press on Thursday that Abrego Garcia will first be tried in court on the charges.