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"path": "/2026/02/26/prosecutor-testifies-that-human-smuggling-charge-against-abrego-garcia-was-not-vindictive/",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-27T01:38:38.000Z",
"site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
"tags": [
"Immigration",
"Justice",
"CECOT",
"deportation",
"Donald Trump",
"El Salvador",
"human smuggling",
"ICE",
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement",
"Judge Paula Xinis",
"Kilmar Abrego Garcia"
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"textContent": "The lead prosecutor in the human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia testified Thursday that charges were not ordered by Trump administration higher-ups embarrassed by Abrego Garcia's high-profile challenge of his deportation.,",
"title": "Prosecutor testifies that human smuggling charge against Abrego Garcia was not ‘vindictive’"
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