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7. The indictment brought against Garcia is so weak that it is sad
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 06:11 PM
Jul 12

This indictment is based on double hearsay testimony



The Trump administration’s MS-13 case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia crumbled in court

Judge Holmes said the government’s evidence of Abrego’s MS-13 membership “consists of general statements, all double hearsay, from two cooperating witnesses.” She said those statements, in turn, are contradicted by another witness who, the judge wrote, said that “in ten years of acquaintance with Abrego, there were no signs or markings, including tattoos, indicating that Abrego is an MS-13 member.” Given the conflicting evidence, the judge wrote, “the government’s evidence of Abrego’s alleged gang membership is simply insufficient.”

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