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BREAKING: The judge has DISMISSED the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on vindictive and selective prosecution grounds! A MAJOR win for Mr. Abrego. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-05-22T19:09:15.136Z

Nevilledog
(55,141 posts)Tripper11
(4,479 posts)Now he shold sue the administration for, I dunno, $1.776B???
regnaD kciN
(27,708 posts)The regimes line was that he was only brought back to the U.S. to face charges. Now that those charges have been dismissed, whats to keep DHS from simply sending him back to CECOT?
LetMyPeopleVote
(182,234 posts)bucolic_frolic
(55,875 posts)The heavy hand of honest truth prevails now and again because it's so darned obvious.
pat_k
(13,894 posts)SouthBayDem
(33,361 posts)Lovie777
(23,768 posts)DOJ and the acting AG are ruthless tho, I hope hes in a safe location.
Midnight Writer
(25,772 posts)liberalla
(11,226 posts)I feel horrible for what he was forced to endure. It makes me do mad.
Dave Bowman
(7,475 posts)a kennedy
(36,365 posts)I cant imagine all the shit he has gone through. 🤬 🤬 🤬
MustLoveBeagles
(17,348 posts)I hope he can find some peace. He deserves it.
pat_k
(13,894 posts)The wheels of justice are too f-ing slow. It seems to me the fact this was a vindictive prosecution was obvious from the day the charges were made public. Utter bullshit from start to finish.
I can't help but fear for the fates of the 250 or so who were "released" from El Salvador to the country they originally fled.
Found this one bit of good news:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/22/venezuelan-makeup-artist-cecot-spain-asylum
Andry José Hernández Romero was deported from the US to El Salvadors notorious Cecot prison before he was allowed to return to Venezuela
After torture at Cecot... no words.
I would love it if someone like Tom Steyer would finance a documentary to follow up on this group of people targeted, rounded up, and flown off in violation of court orders to be abused at CECOT in a corrupt and unconstitutional "deal" with El Salvador. The horror of this particular evil perpetrated in our name can't be allowed to fade into the background of the firehouse of shit.
Perhaps the worst is knowing that thousands of others who have been similarly targeted without rationale (beyond meeting a vile "quota" ) are suffering in hellish concentration camps inside our own borders right now.
malaise
(298,092 posts)Rec
Ponietz
(4,428 posts)Skittles
(172,948 posts)amirite?
OGBuzz
(653 posts)liberalla
(11,226 posts)BadgerMom
(3,439 posts)His prosecution has been textbook weaponization to my way of thinking.
MustLoveBeagles
(17,348 posts)catrose
(5,378 posts)cstanleytech
(28,604 posts)BeneteauBum
(787 posts)Subjective law interpretation and spurious evidence drive these insane accusations. I consider this a part of this administrations revenge campaign
anyone who stands against the purported department of justice will have to endure tortuous litigation.
Peace ☮️
LoisB
(13,508 posts)for $10 Billion.
jmowreader
(53,408 posts)Not only is it more money than he could ever spend in his life, it's exactly the amount Dipshit got in his "anti-weaponization" fund.
Well...knock off, say, $5000 from it. They've gotta have enough money to build a row of pillories on the National Mall for Trump and his minions.
BootinUp
(51,655 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(182,234 posts)This opinion will be featured in the case when Blanche is disbarred. This judge called out Blanche 30 times.
Link to tweet
Court dismisses indictment of Abrego Garcia (an exceedingly rare outcome in a criminal case).
Finding of vindictive prosecution and "an abuse of prosecuting power."
The opinion name checks Blanche nearly 30 times.

Escape
(521 posts)Sue for $20 million..
Renew Deal
(85,375 posts)Unless Bolton beats him there
iluvtennis
(21,529 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,064 posts)Joinfortmill
(21,696 posts)IcyPeas
(25,823 posts)Volaris
(11,802 posts)Danascot
(5,299 posts)Seems to be the DOJ's motto.

