Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was previously deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, is back in the U.S.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed his return during a brief press conference Friday at the Department of Justice.
“This is what American justice looks like,” Bondi declared, thanking Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele for cooperating with U.S. authorities in facilitating Abrego Garcia’s return.
Bondi announced that Abrego Garcia was indicted on May 21 by a federal grand jury in Tennessee. The charges allege that over a period of nine years, Abrego Garcia engaged in illegal activity by transporting individuals without legal immigration status across the country.
🚨BREAKING: AG Pam Bondi announces Kilmar Abrego Garcia has arrived in the United States to face justice on charges of alien smuggling and conspiracy.
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Specifically, the indictment accuses him of “conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain” and “unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain.”
Bondi stated that Abrego Garcia will now face a criminal trial in the U.S., and if convicted, will serve time in an American prison before being deported again to El Salvador.
Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Abrego Garcia’s