Screenshot: Justice Department news conference Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back on U.S. soil, where he will stand trial on criminal charges, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced this afternoon. - Why it matters: Abrego Garcia's case has become a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration crackdown as well as his administration's showdown with the courts.
⚖️ What they're saying: A grand jury indicted Abrego Garcia on charges that he helped transport undocumented migrants within the U.S., Bondi said. - She said during a news conference that his "full-time job" was trafficking people, drugs and weapons, and accused him of abusing undocumented women.
- Bondi said she anticipates that Abrego Garcia will be deported to El Salvador again after serving his sentence, if he's convicted, calling him "a danger to our community."
✈️ The administration is finally doing what the Supreme Court told it to do in April — take steps to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. and make a formal, legal case for deporting him. - The courts haven't said Abrego Garcia is innocent — only that the administration needs to provide some form of due process before shipping people off to a Salvadorian prison. A trial would meet that standard.
"This is what American justice looks like," Bondi said.
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