On Dec. 3, U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw filed an order under seal that compelled the government to provide some documents to Abrego Garcia and his attorneys. Earlier, Crenshaw found that there was “some evidence” that the prosecution of Abrego Garcia could be vindictive. The human smuggling charges stem from a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee where Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding. On May 15, McGuire emailed his staff that Blanche “would like Garcia charged sooner rather than later,” Crenshaw writes. “The implication is that ‘clearance’ would come from the Office of the Deputy Attorney General,” Crenshaw writes.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2025 03:52 UTC