DOJ Turns 'Mistaken Deportation' Into 'Top Priority' Prosecution
The Department of Justice, according to a newly unsealed court order, pushed for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's indictment as a 'top priority'—but only after he was accidentally deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. This rather convenient timing frames the prosecution as 'vindictive' to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, who compelled the government to provide documents on this sudden urgency.
Garcia is now facing human smuggling charges for an incident in 2022, but the DOJ's interest only piqued when their error became public. One might wonder if the DOJ reserves such 'top priority' status for cases that expose their own operational inefficiencies, rather than, say, prosecuting white-collar criminals or addressing the systemic issues that create vulnerable populations at the border.
The message seems clear: embarrassing the state can be a bigger crime than the one you're actually accused of. Accountability, it appears, is a one-way street, paved with taxpayer dollars and the selective prosecution of those who cause bureaucratic discomfort.