马里兰州一名男子对联邦走私人口的指控提出挑战,称他们在成功与驱逐作斗争后受到政治驱使的报复。
A Maryland man challenges federal human smuggling charges, calling them politically driven retaliation after successfully fighting deportation.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 30岁,萨尔瓦多国民,居住在马里兰州,要求田纳西州一名联邦法官驳回对偷运人口的指控,声称起诉具有报复性和政治动机。
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old Salvadoran national living in Maryland, has asked a federal judge in Tennessee to dismiss human smuggling charges, claiming that the prosecution is vindictive and politically motivated.
该案源自田纳西州2022年的交通站,他在那里被9名乘客拦下;官员向他发出警告,但检察官后来对他提出了指控。
The case stems from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, where he was pulled over with nine passengers; officers issued him a warning, but prosecutors later charged him.
Abrego Garcia一直生活在美国。
Abrego Garcia has lived in the United States.
由于在萨尔瓦多,由于童年时期和以前由于帮派威胁而免受驱逐的保护,他声称,这些指控是对成功质疑将他遣返的报复。
Since childhood and previously protected from deportation due to gang threats in El Salvador, he claims the charges are retaliation for successfully challenging his removal.
美国地区法院法官Waverly Crenshaw对检方的动机表示关切,指出有证据表明,起诉决定可能涉及除首席检察官以外的多个司法部官员。
U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw has expressed concern about the prosecution's motives, citing evidence that the decision to charge may have involved multiple Justice Department officials other than the lead prosecutor.
预定举行听讯,以确定案件是否应继续审理。
A hearing is scheduled to determine whether the case should proceed.