The judge has DISMISSED the criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia on vindictive and selective prosecution ground

[LetMyPeopleVote]

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]

1. Righteous decision.

[Tripper11]

2. Great news!

Now he shold sue the administration for, I dunno, $1.776B???

[regnaD kciN]

29. Not sure if it's good news or not...

The regime’s line was that he was only brought back to the U.S. to face charges. Now that those charges have been dismissed, what’s to keep DHS from simply sending him back to CECOT?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Here is a link to the opinion

Link to tweet

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622/gov.uscourts.tnmd.104622.312.0.pdf

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Real judges cannot be duped.

The heavy hand of honest truth prevails now and again because it's so darned obvious.

[pat_k]

28. Reality has a tendency to be so... ya know... Real

[SouthBayDem]

34. This judge was nominated by Obama.

https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/crenshaw-waverly-david-jr

[Lovie777]

5. K & R.....

DOJ and the acting AG are ruthless tho, I hope he’s in a safe location.

[Midnight Writer]

6. Should have been done a year ago. This was obviously a vindictive prosecution from Day 1.

[liberalla]

14. It sure was! So unfair...

I feel horrible for what he was forced to endure. It makes me do mad.

[Dave Bowman]

7. Really happy for him. 👍

[a kennedy]

8. Bout gawd damn time.

I can’t imagine all the shit he has gone through. 🤬 🤬 🤬

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. This poor man has been through Hell on Earth

I hope he can find some peace. He deserves it.

[pat_k]

27. +1 My thought exactly.

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

Venezuelan makeup artist who was deported to El Salvador seeks asylum in Spain: ‘I feel safe here’
Andry José Hernández Romero was deported from the US to El Salvador’s 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]

9. Rec. Rec. Rec

Rec

[Ponietz]

10. It got MAGA taint counsel

[Skittles]

11. prime candidate for $$ from the slush fund

amirite?

[OGBuzz]

12. He should claim many millions! Trump's lawfare attempted to destroy him.

[liberalla]

13. Yes you are!!!

[BadgerMom]

15. Just what I came to ask!

His prosecution has been textbook weaponization to my way of thinking.

[MustLoveBeagles]

17. I'd say so

[catrose]

24. Absolutely

[cstanleytech]

33. As is Hillary Clinton and all the law firms Trump blackballed who employee people he dislikes.

[BeneteauBum]

18. This biased prosecution has to end

Subjective law interpretation and spurious evidence drive these insane accusations. I consider this a part of this administration’s revenge campaign……anyone who stands against the purported department of justice will have to endure tortuous litigation.

Peace ☮️

[LoisB]

19. Thank you, Judge Crenshaw. Now Mr. Abrego Garcia should sue IT PERSONALLY

for $10 Billion.

[jmowreader]

22. $1.776 billion would be fine

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]

20. Wow.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. An extraordinary rebuke of Todd Blanche and his Justice Dept.

This opinion will be featured in the case when Blanche is disbarred. This judge called out Blanche 30 times.

Link to tweet

An extraordinary rebuke of Todd Blanche and his Justice Dept.

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]

23. Yes.....Set an example for future compensations...

Sue for $20 million..

[Renew Deal]

25. Comey is next to get dismissed

Unless Bolton beats him there

[iluvtennis]

26. Awesome news!!! n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

30. Finally!

[Joinfortmill]

31. Good. Now, sue their asses.

[IcyPeas]

32. Good! This poor guy.

[Volaris]

35. He should apply for his cut of the slush fund.

[Danascot]

36. "Vindictive and selective"

Seems to be the DOJ's motto.

[spanone]

37. It's about time. trmp has hounded this man.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

38. Below is Exhibit 2 for when @DAGToddBlanche gets disbarred.

Blanche will be disbarred

Link to tweet

[Martin68]

39. If we ever survive this, it will be due in part to honest judges.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

40. Deadline Legal Blog-Judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal indictment as vindictive by Trump DOJ

A judge found that Abrego wouldn’t have been prosecuted if he hadn’t brought a successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador.

Trump administration’s efforts “to create a boogeyman” FAILS BIGLY

Judge dismisses Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal indictment as vindictive by Trump DOJ

Garcia should be entitled to millions from Trump’s slush fund
Just Sayin’

— Anti-Trumpism (@forabettertomorrow.bsky.social) 2026-05-22T21:29:15.523Z

https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/judge-dismisses-kilmar-abrego-garcias-criminal-indictment-trump-doj

A federal judge on Friday granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s motion to dismiss his indictment in Tennessee after Abrego argued that he was only charged by the Trump administration because he successfully challenged his illegal removal to El Salvador.

The Trump administration had resisted remedying that illegal removal for months before it finally brought him back in June 2025 to the United States, where it had criminal charges waiting for him.

“The objective evidence here shows that, absent Abrego’s successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador, the Government would not have brought this prosecution,” U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw wrote in his rare grant of such a motion, which the judge said he didn’t do lightly.

Vindictive prosecution motions are rarely granted but have been brought by several defendants targeted by the administration in President Donald Trump’s revenge-themed second term.....

“The Executive Branch closed its investigation on the November 2022 traffic stop,” Crenshaw wrote Friday, adding, “Only after Abrego succeeded in vindicating his rights did the Executive Branch reopen that investigation.”

In his ruling, the judge referred to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s investigation as “tainted.” Crenshaw wrote that instead of investigating the November 2022 traffic stop to identify who was responsible for the human smuggling, “Blanche started the investigation to implicate Abrego. He did so to justify the Executive Branch’s decision to remove him to El Salvador.”

Abrego’s illegal removal and the prolonged fight over his return drew widespread attention last year.

I believe that Blanche will face disbarment due to this and other actions.