Bodycam Footage: Kilmar Abrego Garcia Traffic Stop and Suspected Human Trafficking

Traffic Stop and Initial Encounter

• 🛑 On November 30th, 2022, a Tennessee Highway Patrolman initiated a traffic stop on a Suburban with Texas tags, carrying multiple passengers.
• 🚗 The driver was identified as Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 27-year-old who spoke only broken English and was driving with an expired Maryland license.
• 💼 Garcia stated that all 10 people in the SUV were construction workers heading to Maryland from Missouri, and that the vehicle belonged to his boss.

Suspected Human Trafficking

• 🚨 A second trooper arrived, suspecting Garcia of human trafficking due to the number of people in the vehicle and the lack of luggage.
• 💰 The officer theorized Garcia was being paid to transport these individuals to Maryland.
• 🚫 Garcia denied possessing any guns, weapons, or illegal substances.

Federal Agency Involvement and Passenger Identification

• 🚓 Multiple officers converged on the scene as the stop continued.
• 📞 The Tennessee Highway Patrol contacted both the FBI and Homeland Security, but neither federal agency responded to the location.
• 🆔 Officers spoke with other passengers, encountering a significant language barrier, and discovered that none of the passengers had identification.