Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Pennsylvania; attorneys flag conditions
ICE notified defense counsel that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, and defense attorneys filed a status update with U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. explaining delays in filing a motion about difficulties meeting at Farmville. The lawyers also flagged recent reports of assaults, inadequate medical care and insufficient food at Moshannon; Abrego Garcia, who pleaded not guilty to federal human‑smuggling charges and was wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March before being returned in June, denies alleged MS‑13 ties that were suggested by the administration but not charged.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention facility
New information:
- ICE notified Abrego Garcia's lawyers that he was transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania.
- The attorneys filed a federal-court notice raising concerns about recent reports of 'assaults, inadequate medical care, and insufficient food' at Moshannon.
- Article reiterates background: Abrego Garcia was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, returned to the U.S. in June and faces human-smuggling charges; the administration alleged MS-13 ties (which he denies and was not charged for).
Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to Pennsylvania detention center, attorneys say
New information:
- ICE notified defense counsel that Abrego Garcia was transferred to Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania on Friday (reported in a same‑day court filing).
- Defense counsel filed a status update to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. explaining why a motion regarding difficulties meeting at Farmville was not promptly filed; the court had earlier instructed counsel to file such a motion with an expedited briefing schedule after filings on Sept. 19 and Sept. 22.
- Abrego Garcia faces federal charges: one count of conspiracy to transport aliens and one count of unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens; he pleaded not guilty and was mistakenly deported in March and held in El Salvador before being returned to the U.S. in June.