Abrego Garcia moves to toss out "vindictive prosecution"

https://thehill.com/homenews/5460679-abrego-garcia-pushes-to-toss-criminal-charges-he-says-amounts-to-vindictive-prosecution/

"Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration.

The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have been.

“Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been singled out by the United States government. It is obvious why. And it is not because of the seriousness of his alleged conduct. Nor is it because he poses some unique threat to this country. Instead, Mr. Abrego was charged because he refused to acquiesce in the government’s violation of his due process rights,” his attorneys wrote.

“Rather than fix its mistake and return Mr. Abrego to the United States, the government fought back at every level of the federal court system. And at every level, Mr. Abrego won. This case results from the government’s concerted effort to punish him for having the audacity to fight back, rather than accept a brutal injustice.”... (more)