Kilmar Abrego Garcia , a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, has returned to the United States to face federal criminal charges . Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Friday (June 6) that Abrego Garcia is facing charges in the Middle District of Tennessee for conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain.
The indictment, unsealed on Friday, accuses Abrego Garcia and others of knowingly transporting thousands of undocumented individuals , many of whom were allegedly MS-13 members and associates. Abrego Garcia and his family have denied these allegations, claiming he fled gang violence in El Salvador.
Abrego Garcia's deportation in March was due to an "administrativ