Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers asked a federal judge in Tennessee to prohibit top Trump officials from making remarks about their client that could bias the jury against him.
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KilmarAbregoGarcia’slawyersaskedafederaljudgeinTennesseeonThursdaytoprohibittopTrumpofficialsfrommakingremarksabouttheirclientthatcouldbiasthejuryagainsthim.
HisdefenseteamsaidthatadministrationofficialshaverepeatedlyaccusedAbregoGarcia,aSalvadorannationalfacinghumansmugglingcharges,ofbeingacriminalgangmemberandmadeothernegativeclaimsabouthimthatposea“substantiallikelihoodofmateriallyprejudicingthisproceeding.”
Theattorneyspointedtonumerousrecentinstances,includingHomelandSecuritySecretaryKristiNoemcallingAbregoGarciaan“MS-13gangmember,humantrafficker,serialdomesticabuser,andchildpredator.”
FEDERALJUDGEBLOCKSABREGOGARCIADEPORTATION,EXTENDINGCOURTFIGHT
“ShealsocalledMr.Abregoa‘monster,’”theattorneyswrote.
ThisisthesecondtimeAbregoGarcia’sattorneyshaveaskedthejudgetoreininstateme
