Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant facing human smuggling charges in Tennessee, has filed a motion to dismiss the case, accusing the U.S. Justice Department and federal prosecutors of vindictive and selective prosecution. His attorneys argue that the prosecution is retaliatory, linked to Abrego Garcia exposing an illegal deportation error to his home state of Maryland earlier this year. The defense contends that the three-year delay in the case and its timing suggest political motivations tied to the Trump administration. Abrego Garcia seeks to be released and allowed to return to Maryland as a free man. The case has drawn attention due to claims that the prosecution is punitive for Abrego Garcia's legal fight against his deportation. The motion was filed shortly before his expected release from custody in Tennessee.