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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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