Kilmar Abrego Garcia indicted on human trafficking charges, ordered to appear before judge in Nashville
Salvadoran national who sparked leftist outrage now returning to US to face justice for alleged decade-long smuggling operation
By Jasmine Baehr Fox News
Published June 6, 2025 3:52pm EDT | Updated June 6, 2025 4:04pm EDT
A Salvadoran national deported under President Trump is now on his way back to the United States as an accused criminal, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, 29, is charged in a sealed federal indictment out of Tennessee with conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain and unlawful transportation of illegal aliens.
Abrego Garcia allegedly moved illegal immigrants from Texas to interior states, in what courts say was an organized operation stretching back years.
Children were among those allegedly trafficked. The indictment, filed under seal last month, includes two felony counts.
Fox News Digital obtained Tennessee Highway Patrol bodycam footage from a 2022 traffic stop where troopers pulled over Garcia for speeding. Inside his vehicle were eight other men, raising immediate suspicions. "He’s hauling these people for money," one trooper said.
Troopers found $1,400 in cash and flagged Garcia in the National Crime Information Center, which returned a gang/terrorism alert. ICE was called, but never showed up.
This development comes after controversy erupted in March when Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador, a move many politicians on the Left claimed was unjust.
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