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Kilmar Abrago Garcia, who was deported by mistake to El Salvador almost three months ago,

is en route back to the U.S., where he's now been indicted.

He's accused of conspiring to transport migrants illegally.

And Pierre Serio, Martinez Beltron has more.

According to the Department of Justice, Kilmar Abregio Garcia made money transporting migrants

without legal status from Texas to other parts of the U.S.

This over a span of nine years, starting in 2016.

The news comes as Abrago Garcia returns to the U.S.

after being deported to El Salvador in March,

despite a 2019 court order shielding him from removal to his home country.

His case has become a flashpoint for both the Trump administration

and immigrants rights advocates

as a push to streamline deportations clashes with the requirements of due process.

In a statement, Abrago Garcia's lawyer says the DOJ's move is, quote, an abuse of power, not justice.

Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to step in and allow it to continue

dismantling the Department of Education.

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