The Department of Justice said it plans to appeal a May decision that charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be dropped. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
June 23 (UPI) -- The Justice Department plans to appeal a recent ruling that dropped charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for alleged human trafficking in Tennessee.
Robert McGuire, federal prosecutor in Tennessee, filed a notice on Monday that he intends to appeal the dismissal.
In May, U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw dismissed the case against Abrego Garcia calling it vindictive prosecution.
"The Court does not reach its conclusion lightly," Crenshaw wrote in his ruling. "The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego's successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution."
