India, June 7 -- Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man who was mistakenly deported from Maryland to his native El Salvador by the Donald Trump administration, has been charged with transporting illegal immigrants in the US.

Garcia has arrived back in the US to face the criminal charges levelled against him.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi, during a press briefing, said that Garcia has "landed in the United States to face justice. He will face very serious charges".

"Upon completion of his sentence, we anticipate he will be returned to his home country of El Salvador," she added.

A federal court in Tennessee charged Garcia with conspiring to transport illegal immigrants into America. The indictment was filed on May 21, more than two months after...