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2025.06.08 03:23 GMT+8

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to U.S., now facing federal charges

Updated 2025.06.08 03:23 GMT+8
Owen Fairclough

A Salvadoran man who became a lightning rod for the Trump administration’s deportation policies is expected back in court next week after he was returned to the U.S. on Friday.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to El Salvador put immigrant constitutional rights on the global agenda.

But it’s also deepened divisions between U.S. President Trump, Democrats, and the legal establishment.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.

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