Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father of three living in Maryland for 13 years, was deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, despite a judge’s order prohibiting it. He has been accused of being a member of the MS-13 gang, but has never been charged with a crime in the United States. His wife and attorney deny the accusations and are fighting for his return.
After a federal judge ordered the administration to facilitate his release, he was briefly allowed to meet with Senator Chris Van Hollen. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has refused to release him. Abrego Garcia’s lawyer filed a lawsuit against the administration, stating that his deportation violated the law.
Abrego Garcia was born in El Salvador in 1995 and fled to the US in 2012. He met his wife in 2016, who is also a US citizen. In 2019, he was arrested for loitering, but the gang allegations against him were based on hearsay. Despite being granted temporary legal status in the US, he was deported to El Salvador.
The Trump administration has accused Abrego Garcia of human trafficking and gang involvement, but the evidence is lacking. His wife has defended him, stating that he was unfairly targeted. The ongoing legal battle seeks to bring him back to Maryland, where he can reunite with his family and continue his work as a sheet metal apprentice.
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