Maryland leaders shared their thoughts after news that Kilmar Abrego Garcia has returned to the U.S. to face federal charges, nearly four months after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

Abrego Garcia illegally entered the U.S. in 2011 and settled in Maryland. He was taken into custody by federal immigration officials on March 13 of this year and was among nearly 230 people deported to a Salvadoran prison on March 15.

Criminal allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

An indictment unsealed Friday shows that Abrego Garcia is facing two federal charges.

The charges, filed in a federal district court in Nashville, Tennessee, accuse Abrego Garcia of conspiracy to transport aliens and unlawfully transporting undocumented people, according to CBS News.

According to the indictment,

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