The Maryland man, whose erroneous deportation to El Salvador became a protracted battle over due process and a test of wills, will face human smuggling charges in Tennessee.

After a controversial deportation, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in Middle Tennessee on human trafficking charges. He appeared in court June 6.

Abrego Garcia's family and lawyers say he fled El Salvadorian gangs as a teenager for a life in Maryland. The US government claims he's smuggled thousands of illegal migrants across the country.