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Nigeria: Wrongly deported migrant, Abrego, returns to US to face criminal charges

Nigeria: Wrongly deported migrant, Abrego, returns to US to face criminal charges

Africa Links 24 with Rowland Kpakete
Published on 2025-06-25 20:38:57

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national mistakenly deported under the Trump administration, appeared in a Tennessee courtroom on Wednesday for a hearing to determine the conditions of his release ahead of trial.

Wearing an orange jail-issued shirt and using a Spanish interpreter, Abrego listened as US Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes raised concerns about the government’s case, including the credibility of its key witnesses.

Abrego, 29, was deported from Maryland to El Salvador…

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