DOJ to appeal judge’s order dismissing Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s human smuggling case
Posted/updated on: June 22, 2026 at 5:04 pm
(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge's ruling that dismissed the criminal human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Robert McGuire, the federal prosecutor in Tennessee, filed a notice on Monday to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that the government is appealing the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
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