Most accusations came from co-conspirators and other witnesses. The defense argues they stand to gain in their ongoing immigration or criminal cases.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national mistakenly deported from the US three months ago, pleaded not guilty Friday to federal human smuggling charges.

The new details about Abrego Garcia’s alleged “full-time job” come from co-conspirators and witnesses cooperating with the feds’ human smuggling case against the Salvadoran national.