Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday formally pleaded not-guilty to federal human trafficking and conspiracy charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the immigrant at the heart of dispute over Trump's mass deportations, pleaded not guilty to human smuggling.

Wrongfully deported man expected to contest US prosecutors’ attempt to have him detained pending trial

El salvadoreño que fue deportado por error y devuelto a Estados Unidos comparece ante un tribunal federal en Nashville, Tennessee

The Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported in a widely publicised case, but was brought back to the US to face criminal charges.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday formally pleaded not-guilty to federal human trafficking and conspiracy charges.

The Salvadoran migrant was wrongly deported to El Salvador, prompting outrage over Trump’s mass deportation campaign.