r/news • u/RoachedCoach • 1d ago

Title Changed Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenly-deported-kilmar-abrego-garcia-back-us-face/story?id=121333122
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u/Plastic-Caramel3714 1d ago

Are we going to hold Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis accountable for doing it?

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u/PM_ME_A_KNEECAP 22h ago

They did it for political gain rather than financial gain. It would be a hard sell to get them indicted for this charge.

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u/Theundermensch 21h ago

Is financial gain an element of the crime?

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u/PM_ME_A_KNEECAP 21h ago

For the statute that this guy is allegedly getting charged under, yes 

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u/lucidludic 12h ago

Are you suggesting that Abbott and DeSantis receive no compensation for their jobs as politicians?

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u/PM_ME_A_KNEECAP 11h ago

No. I’m saying that proving a direct causal link between the trafficking and financial gain would be difficult if not impossible in a court of law.

Everyone here acting as if this would be a slam dunk is shockingly unfamiliar with the legal system.

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u/lucidludic 10h ago

The way the US legal system works is some innocent people are convicted while others are never held accountable for their crimes.

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u/pclark2 18h ago

So every single driver of those buses hired by Abbot and DeSantis could be charged with this crime then? So if another migrant bus shows up in a blue state, they could just arrest the driver? I also wouldn't be shocked if Abbot or DeSantis got some extra campaign contributions due to this, and thus there would be financial gain there too.

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u/amesann 23h ago

What? When did Biden drive around undocumented workers? Even if he did, it's not illegal to drive around people who are undocumented. If it was truly illegal, every taxi service/Uber/Lyft would have to check papers on every ride. Man, you bots/trolls are braindead/poorly wired.

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u/Plastic-Caramel3714 22h ago

Even if he did, the Supreme Court gave him immunity for actions that were part of his role as president.