Deportation Error Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, right, and his wife Jennifer Vasquez Sura, left, arrive at the federal courthouse Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
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A representative of the U.S. Attorney’s office has claimed in federal court in Tennessee that the decision to charge Kilmar Abrego-Garcia with human smuggling was his alone while a Homeland Security agent has testified that the case against Abrego Garcia “just kept getting stronger.” The Salvadoran citizen was mistakenly deported last year but was eventually returned to the U.S. Abrego Garcia is trying to prove the animus of those officials motivated the charges against him. Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud testified Thursday she initiated the investigation and was under no pressure from higher-ups. Abrego Garcia immigrated to the U.S. illegally and has lived and worked in Maryland for years.
