Abrego Garcia, originally from El Salvador, had a withholding of removal order from 2019 that prevents his deportation to his home country due to concerns that he would be persecuted by violent gangs...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 30, was freed from a Tennessee jail on Friday after a US federal judge ordered his release on bail while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges.

“There can be only one interpretation of these events,” the lawyers wrote. “The D.O.J., D.H.S., and ICE are using their collective powers to force Mr. Abrego to choose between a guilty plea followed ...