MARYLAND (DC News Now) -- Court documents unsealed by a federal court in Tennessee Friday accuse Kilmar Abrego Garcia of facilitating the unlawful transportation of undocumented individuals to and throughout the United States for nearly a decade.
The documents claim Abrego Garcia was a member and associate of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) -- a claim his family and advocates have disputed since his wrongful deportation more than two months ago.
Since his deportation in March, Abrego Garcia had been imprisoned at a Salvadorian facility, with Trump administration officials fighting court rulings ordering his return. On June 6, news broke that he would be returning to the U.S. to face the charges filed in Tennessee.
Simon Sandoval Moshenberg, one of his attorneys, said the move is an abuse of