Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared in a Tennessee courtroom Friday, hours after he was brought back to the U.S. to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants.

He made his initial court appearance Friday evening in the Middle District of Tennessee, answering “Yes, I understand” in Spanish when U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes asked him if he understood the charges against him.

Judge Homes set a hearing for June 13, where Abrego Garcia will be arraigned on charges and the judge will take up the government’s motion to hold him in pre-trial detention on the grounds that he “poses a danger to the community and a serious risk of flight” He will remain in federal custody in Tennessee pending next week’s hearing.

“If convicted at trial, the defendant faces a maximum punishment of 10 years’ imprisonment for ‘each alien’ he transported,” said the government’s motion for detention, which also contained an allegation – not included in the indictment – that one of Abrego Garcia’s co-conspirators told authorities that Abrego Garcia participated in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother in El Salvador.

  • ChucklestheclownEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    They have a weird fetish of licking boots. They talk about it all the time. I find it weird and ignore it. The evidence is pretty strong against Kilmer. I didn’t like they sent him to cecot. I think that’s bullshit but we can store him here for the rest of his life once he’s found guilty.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      At least it should all come out in court, and thankfully he’s back.

      And yes, “bootlicker” is lemmy teenagers thinking they have a sick burn to shut down conversation. I downvote every time I see the word.

      • ChucklestheclownEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        I just laugh. It sounds so feeble and edgelord. I am glad he is back and able to stand trial for his crimes.