Prosecutors have asked a judge for a pre-trial detention hearing in the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after he was brought back to the U.S. Friday.

Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning Memo Cafe / outside voices & analysis Muckraker / scandal & investigations Prime / Member Exclusives Podcast Features Memberships View Options Contribute Learn More Newsletters Subscribe Get TPM Merch Shop Now Follow TPM The Trump administration is finally abiding by a court order and returning the wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States,

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man the Trump administration acknowledged was wrongly deported to El Salvador, is on his way back to the US, ABC News reported Friday.

The indictment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia led to the resignation of a top federal prosecutor, according to a report by ABC News.