Wrongfully deported man returned to US to face migrant-smuggling charges

Wrongfully deported man returned to US to face migrant-smuggling charges

Abrego Garcia’s homecoming represented a watershed moment in a case cited by critics of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown as evidence that the government was violating civil liberties in its quest to increase deportations

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who lived in the US legally with a work permit and was erroneously deported to El Salvador, is seen wearing a Chicago Bulls hat, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on April 9, 2025. File Photo/Reuters