...wife and others say he was driving workers to and from job sites at the time.
I have to say, this is the most egregious of charges. It reeks of desperation, and involves nothing but innuendo and basically an indictment against what is, very probably, working men advantaging themselves of transportation because they have dark skin or are of foreign origin.
report:
In 2022, according to a report released by the Trump administration, Abrego Garcia was stopped by the Tennessee Highway Patrol for speeding. The vehicle had eight other people and no luggage, prompting an officer to suspect him of human trafficking, the report stated.
Abrego Garcia said he was driving them from Texas to Maryland for construction work, the report stated. No citations were issued.
Abrego Garcia’s wife said in a statement in April that he sometimes transported groups of workers between job sites, “so it’s entirely plausible he would have been pulled over while driving with others in the vehicle. He was not charged with any crime or cited for any wrongdoing.”
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released video body camera footage this May of the 2022 traffic stop. It shows a calm and friendly exchange between officers and Abrego Garcia as well as the officers discussing among themselves their suspicions of human trafficking before sending him on his way. One of the officers said: “He’s hauling these people for money.” Another said he had $1,400 in an envelope.
An attorney for Abrego Garcia, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, said in a statement after the release that he saw no evidence of a crime in the footage.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/07/kilmar-abrego-garcia-human-smuggling-case/
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