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Returned illegal Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty; judge yet to rule on pretrial custody

Illegal migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia set to face judge
The Oversight Project President Mike Howell joins ‘Fox & Friends First’ to break down the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a migrant deported to El Salvador who is now back in the U.S. and facing legal proceedings.
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After nearly six hours of testimony Friday, accused human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia is no closer to learning whether he can be released from custody pending his federal trial in Nashville.
The pretrial hearing began with Abrego Garcia, an alleged MS-13 member charged with the trafficking of undocumented migrants and conspiring with others to do so, pleading not guilty.
Garcia’s legal team told U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes Friday it had time to review the indictment and that Garcia understood what he is accused of before he formally entered the plea, which stems from a 2022 traffic stop.
The federal criminal case against Abrego Garcia comes after a high-profile, protracted legal fight over his deportation and the Trump administration’s efforts to delay his return to the U.S., even after the Supreme Court ordered the administration to «facilitate» his release.
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A court sketch of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during the first day of a pretrial hearing (Paul Collins)
Abrego Garcia sat silently during the proceedings, wearing a red jumpsuit with an orange undershirt, his gaze mostly concentrated on the prosecution and a window in the courtroom. Abrego Garcia’s mother, brother and wife were present in court, as were members of the nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which was helping with some translations for the family and providing moral support.
During the hearing, the prosecution brought forward Special Agent Peter Joseph, who told prosecutors he was first assigned to Abrego Garcia’s case in April 2025, when Abrego Garcia was still detained in El Salvador.
Since then, Joseph said, he has reviewed footage from Abrego Garcia’s 2022 traffic stop, which has emerged as the basis of the human smuggling charges.
At the time, Joseph told prosecutors, Abrego Garcia had been driving a vehicle with nine passengers and was pulled over while traveling from St. Louis to Maryland with an expired license.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia with a translator (Paul Collins)
Six of the nine passengers in the vehicle have since been identified as being in the country illegally, Joseph said, adding one passenger in the van told officers he was born in 2007, which would have made him just 15 at the time.
Joseph said that, based on evidence, Abrego Garcia was paid $1,000 per trip and that he would transport 50 people per month.
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In addition to the smuggling, Joseph alleged Abrego Garcia also engaged in inappropriate conduct with underage girls he was transporting, including a 15-year-old allegedly asked by Abrego Garcia to send him nude photos.
During the defense’s cross-examination, however, it was noted that Joseph was not present for some of the interviews with female sources, which led the defense to claim his testimony was based on hearsay and should be thrown out.
Holmes, however, allowed all the testimony, without striking anything.

Full court view from behind Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura (Paul Collins)
Acting U.S. Attorney Robert McGuire also discussed two protective orders filed by Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, in 2020 and 2021, in which she described him as abusive and domineering.
McGuire argued in favor of Abrego Garcia remaining detained pending trial, saying he poses a flight risk and a danger to the public based on what he called a commonsense view of the highway patrol traffic stop and the evidence presented in court of there being serious concerns about the transportation of minors.
However, Will Allensworth, a federal public defender representing Abrego Garcia, argued the testimony was disorganized and that it is unclear how much of it was based on hearsay. He claimed there should be no concern about Abrego Garcia being a flight risk because he would go straight into ICE custody.
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Abrego Garcia in court (Paul Collins)
Another public defender, Dumaka Shabazz, argued the charge being leveled is not a crime of terrorism, which he said clearly supports his release. Shabazz also said Abrego Garcia has experienced trauma and depression due to his deportation, has strong ties to the community and all of his loved ones are in the U.S., so he has no incentive to flee.
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Holmes did not set a date for the next court hearing but said it will be determined soon.
Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
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At least 8 killed, dozens wounded in Israel after Iran launches new wave of missile strikes

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Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks against Israel on Monday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens of others, according to Israeli emergency services.
Four people in their 70s — two men and two women — were among the people killed in the wave of missile attacks that struck four sites in central Israel, the Israeli Magen David Adom emergency service reported.
In addition to those killed, the MDA said more than 100 others had been evacuated and transported to hospitals, including a 30-year-old woman in serious condition, while rescuers continued to search for people trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed homes.
A six-day-old baby was among those pulled from the rubble.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
The attacks raised Israel’s casualties total to at least 24 dead and more than 500 wounded in the conflict that began Friday with an Israeli offensive against Iran.
The Israeli military said its fighter jets responded to the attacks on Monday by striking 10 command centers in Tehran that belonged to Quds Force, an elite arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that conducts military and intelligence operations.
Powerful explosions, likely from Israel’s defense systems intercepting Iranian missiles, shook Tel Aviv shortly before dawn.
A missile fell near the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv, causing some minor damage to property from concussions of the blast, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X. There were no injuries to U.S. personnel.
Iran announced it had launched about 100 missiles and promised further retaliation in response to Israel’s attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure.
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Rescue team work at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
At least 224 people have been killed and roughly 1,300 have been wounded in Iran since Israel began its offensive on Friday, and the vast majority of casualties were civilians, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health.
Rights groups, such as the Washington-based Iranian advocacy group Human Rights Activists, have suggested that the Iranian government is undercounting the death toll. The group says it has documented more than 400 people killed, including 197 civilians.
Authorities in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva said Iranian missiles had struck a residential building, charring concrete walls, shattering windows and pulling the walls off multiple apartments.
On Sunday, during an earlier wave of Iranian missiles on central Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran will stop its strikes if Israel halts its attacks.

An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP)
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But after a day of intensive Israeli aerial attacks that extended targets beyond military installations to hit oil refineries and government buildings, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard pledged on Monday that additional rounds of strikes would be «more forceful, severe, precise and destructive than previous ones.»
Israel argues that its assault on Iran’s top military leaders, uranium enrichment sites and nuclear scientists was necessary to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful, and U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency have said Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El día que Israel quiso que Albert Einstein fuera presidente

El nombre de Albert Einstein pasó a la historia por ser uno de los mejores físicos de la historia mundial. Pero el matemático estuvo cerca de estar ligado a la presidencia de un país cuando recibió el ofrecimiento para conducir Israel, un Estado recién creado para aquel entonces.
Durante 1952, el mundo todavía enfrentaba las consecuencias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En aquel entonces, habían pasado solo cuatro años desde el nacimiento de Israel y este no tenía presidente. Entonces, autoridades del país evaluaron la idea: “¿Y si se le ofrece el cargo a Albert Einstein?”.
Israel fue proclamado como Estado independiente en mayo de 1948, luego de una larga historia de migraciones y conflictos. Chaim Weizmann fue el primer presidente del país; era un químico de renombre y un líder político del movimiento sionista. Pero en noviembre de 1952, su muerte dejó un vacío inmediato.
En ese momento, se comenzó a buscar una alternativa con características concretas. Buscaban una persona con autoridad moral, prestigio internacional y que presentara una conexión con los ideales fundacionales del Estado judío. En ese contexto, el nombre de Albert Einstein empezó a resonar entre los funcionarios.
Einstein era una figura admirada en todo el mundo. Para aquel entonces, ya había formulado la Teoría de la Relatividad, además de haber explicado el efecto fotoeléctrico. Entre otras cosas, el físico se destacaba por su actitud ética, su defensa de los derechos humanos y su oposición al nazismo.
Si bien el matemático vivía hace años en Princeton, Nueva Jersey y nunca había puesto un pie en Israel, su nombre tenía un gran peso para la política del país, según detalló National Geographic.
El 17 de noviembre de 1952, Abba Eban, embajador de Israel en Estados Unidos, visitó a Albert Einstein. Allí le presentó un documento, respaldado por la firma de David Ben-Gurión, entonces primer ministro de Israel, donde invitaba al renombrado científico a asumir el cargo de presidente del país.

El ofrecimiento a Albert Einstein no era meramente simbólico ni improvisado, sino una propuesta genuina y cuidadosamente deliberada por los altos mandos del gobierno israelí. La carta, enviada por David Ben-Gurión, destacaba a Einstein como una “gran figura moral y científica”, tanto para el pueblo judío como para el mundo. A pesar de su falta de experiencia política, el gobierno consideraba que el prestigioso físico alemán era la opción perfecta para ser el rostro de su nación en un momento tan importante.
La propuesta dejó a Albert Einstein profundamente sorprendido. Con 74 años, se dedicaba a una vida apacible enfocada en la investigación y la divulgación científica. Aunque siempre había mantenido un interés activo en los asuntos políticos, nunca había participado directamente en ellos, lo que hizo que esta oferta, proveniente de un país con el que se sentía profundamente conectado, le resultara tan inesperada. Su rutina, centrada en la ciencia y la reflexión, no anticipaba un cambio tan monumental en su vida.
Así, el físico alemán decidió rechazar la oferta. Lo hizo con una carta breve, pero profunda, que envió el 18 de noviembre de 1952. En ella decía: “Estoy profundamente conmovido por la oferta del Estado de Israel, pero también entristecido y al mismo tiempo incapaz de aceptarla. Toda mi vida me he ocupado de cuestiones objetivas. Me falta tanto la aptitud natural como la experiencia necesaria para tratar con seres humanos y asumir funciones oficiales. Por estas razones no me siento capacitado para aceptar este cargo”.
Con sus palabras, Einstein dejó en claro que no sentía deseo de llevar adelante el Estado de Israel. Si bien era una persona capacitada en diversos ámbitos, no se sentía capaz de ocupar un cargo como el de presidente.
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