Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a builder from Maryland, said he did not smuggle people. He said this in a court in Tennessee. His lawyers said the charges are a way to explain why he was wrongly sent to El Salvador in March. This case started after the highest court said he must come back. Many people wanted him to return. Abrego Garcia's lawyers said that the people who spoke for the government were not honest. They said these people helped the government to get special help with their immigration. The charges came from a time in 2022 when police stopped Abrego Garcia's car in Tennessee. He had nine people with him. So, the police thought he was smuggling them. But they only gave him a warning and let him go. Before the court meeting, government lawyers said Abrego Garcia was a danger to the community. They also said he might run away. They said he sold drugs and guns, and hurt women he drove. Because of these charges, Ben Schrader, who was a main lawyer, left his job.