Trump DOJ accuses Obama judge of ‘Monday-morning quarterbacking’ in bid to revive Abrego Garcia case
District Judge Waverly Crenshaw’s May decision to dismiss a two-count indictment accusing Abrego Garcia of conspiring to transport illegal immigrants for financial gain and unlawfully transporting them. He called it “an unwarranted intrusion into the Executive’s powers and responsibility to protect the public.”AdvertisementAbrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who entered the U.S. illegally, was subject to a final removal order but had received a limited withholding of removal in 2019. The immigration judge wrote that the determination “appears to be trustworthy” and was supported by other record evidence, denying him bond.
- ▪District Judge Waverly Crenshaw’s May decision to dismiss a two-count indictment accusing Abrego Garcia of conspiring to transport illegal immigrants for financial gain and unlawfully transporting them.
- ▪He called it “an unwarranted intrusion into the Executive’s powers and responsibility to protect the public.”AdvertisementAbrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who entered the U.S. illegally, was subject to a final removal order but had rece
- ▪The immigration judge wrote that the determination “appears to be trustworthy” and was supported by other record evidence, denying him bond.
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| Publication time | Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:17:11 +0000 |
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The Trump administration’s Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, accusing an Obama-appointed judge of improperly second-guessing prosecutors and intruding on executive authority.In a 68-page opening brief, the government asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw’s May decision to dismiss a two-count indictment accusing Abrego Garcia of conspiring to transport illegal immigrants for financial gain and unlawfully transporting them.
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