Die US-Regierung hat dem District Court Maryland am Freitag mitgeteilt:

„On April 4, 2025, this Court ordered Defendants to ‚facilitate … the return of Plaintiff Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States[.]‘ ECF 21 at 2. Defendants hereby provide notice that they have complied with the Court’s order, and indeed have successfully facilitated Abrego Garcia’s return. As the Attorney General recently announced, Abrego Garcia was returned to the United States today, to stand trial on criminal charges in the Middle District of Tennessee. Considering this development, the Court’s preliminary injunction should be dissolved, and the underlying case should be dismissed as moot. Defendants intend to formally move to dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint on this basis. In the meantime, Defendants respectfully request an immediate stay of all case deadlines.“
(https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.457483/gov.uscourts.mdd.457483.294.1.pdf; Hyperlink hinzugefügt)

Auf der Website des US-Justizministeriums heißt es:

„Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for Alien Smuggling and Conspiracy to Commit Alien Smuggling in violation of Title 8, U.S. Code 1324.“
(https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/attorney-general-bondi-announces-charges-against-abrego-garcia)

Die genannte Norm heißt offiziell „Bringing in and harboring certain aliens“ und gibt es dort:

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1324&num=0&edition=prelim.

Zu den zwei Sätzen auf der Website des US-Justizministeriums gehört auch ein – gut 8-minütiges – Video einer Presse-Konferenz der Justizministerin.

Die – zehnseitige – Anklageschrift gibt es dort:

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104621.3.0.pdf.

ABC berichtet:

„‚They’ll stop at nothing at all — even some of the most preposterous charges imaginable — just to avoid admitting that they made a mistake, which is what everyone knows happened in this case,‘ said [Abregi Garci’s] attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg.
‚Mr. Garcia is going to be vigorously defending the charges against him,‘ the attorney said.
The decision to pursue the indictment against Abrego Garcia led to the abrupt departure of Ben Schrader, a high-ranking federal prosecutor in Tennessee, sources briefed on Schrader’s decision told ABC News. Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons, the sources said.“
(https://abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenly-deported-kilmar-abrego-garcia-back-us-face/story?id=121333122)

Außerdem berichtet ABC: „The criminal investigation that led to the charges was launched in April“ – also nach der Abschiebung am 15. März (https://t1p.de/ao6oa, S. 1) – „federal authorities began scrutinizing the circumstances of a 2022 traffic stop of Abrego Garcia by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, according to the sources. Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding in a vehicle with eight passengers and told police they had been working construction in Missouri.“

„According to body camera footage of the 2022 traffic stop, the Tennessee troopers — after questioning Abrego Garcia — discussed among themselves their suspicions that Abrego Garcia might be transporting people for money because nine people were traveling without luggage, but Abrego Garcia was not ticketed or charged.
The officers ultimately allowed Abrego Garcia to drive on with just a warning about an expired driver’s license, according to a report about the stop released last month by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Asked what circumstances have changed since Abrego Garcia was not taken in custody during that traffic stop in Tennessee, Bondi replied, ‚What has changed is Donald Trump is now president of the United States, and our borders are again secure, and thanks to the bright light that has been shined on Abrego Garcia — this investigation continued with actually amazing police work, and we were able to track this case and stop this international smuggling ring from continuing.'“
(https://abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenly-deported-kilmar-abrego-garcia-back-us-face/story?id=121333122)

(Eigener Schnellschuß-Bewertungen enthalte ich mich.)

Siehe auch:

Josh Gerstein / Kyle Cheney
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in US custody after being illegally deported and will now face criminal charges. The courts ordered the administration to facilitate his return after he was deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/abrego-garcia-return-00392791
06/06/2025 03:54 PM EDT / Updated: 06/06/2025 04:25 PM EDT (+ 6 Stunden = MESZ)

Hannah Rabinowitz / Devan Cole / Katelyn Polantz / Evan Perez,
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been returned to the United States to face criminal charges. Hannah Rabinowitz Devan Cole Katelyn Polantz Evan Perez
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/06/politics/kilmar-abrego-garcia
Updated 6:49 PM EDT, Fri June 6, 2025

Abrego Garcia v. Noem (8:25-cv-00951)
District Court, D. Maryland
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-v-noem/

United States v. Garcia (3:25-cr-00115)
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475970/united-states-v-garcia/