Justice Dept Vindictive Charges? | Oakland News

Oakland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

The Justice Department is pushing to reinstate criminal charges against Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, claiming the original judge wrongly dismissed them as retaliatory — but his lawyers fiercely dispute that, calling the prosecution vindictive and pointing out key officials weren’t even called to testify. The case began after Abrego Garcia won a Supreme Court battle over his deportation, and now he’s also facing another federal immigration case trying to send him to Liberia — all while fighting for his rights in a system he says is stacked against him. Listen in comfort:Get a…