Posted on 04/18/2025 10:28:52 AM PDT by Starman417
Kilmar Abrego-Garcia isn’t a victim of a broken system. He’s not some misunderstood immigrant caught up in red tape. He’s a known MS-13 gang member with a violent history — and he was in the country illegally. Deporting him wasn’t just legal. It was necessary.
Let’s stop pretending this is complicated. Here’s what the facts show.
Garcia didn’t apply for a visa. He didn’t wait in line. He didn’t follow any legal process like millions of others have. He crossed into the U.S. through the desert near McAllen, Texas around March 2012. Right there, that’s a violation. Full stop. He wasn’t admitted. He wasn’t paroled. He had no legal right to be here. That alone is grounds for removal under immigration law. You don’t need a criminal record for that to matter. Being in the country illegally is enough.
This isn’t some gray area. This is black-and-white. The U.S. has immigration laws. He broke them. And once he did, it became the government’s job to send him back.
Garcia was stopped in Maryland in 2019 outside a Home Depot. He wasn’t alone. Two men with him were confirmed MS-13 gang members — one with prior convictions for gang activity, the other with tattoos that only higher-level members are allowed to have. Garcia himself was wearing a hoodie showing rolled-up bills covering the faces of presidents — over their eyes, ears, and mouths. The design represents the “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” mantra that’s common in MS-13 symbolism. His Bulls hat wasn’t just fashion, either. That logo has been linked to the gang before.
Police called a confidential informant who had given good information in the past. That source didn’t hesitate: Garcia was MS-13. His clique was “Westerns.” His rank was “Chequeo.” His nickname was “Chele.” That kind of detail doesn’t come from guesswork. That comes from someone who knows.
This wasn’t a one-off claim. ICE copied that same gang validation into their own report. Two judges reviewed the full record. Both found that Garcia was, in fact, a gang member. His legal team couldn’t refute it. They had no witnesses. No alternate story. Just complaints about the process. But immigration court doesn’t need the same standard as criminal court. It can rely on intelligence. On patterns. On behavior. And in Garcia’s case, the pattern was obvious.
The Department of Homeland Security later confirmed what local police suspected: Garcia wasn’t just affiliated with MS-13. He was violent. In 2021, his wife filed for a protective order. She accused him of punching her, scratching her arms, and tearing her clothes. Photos showed bruises. That wasn’t a misunderstanding. That was abuse.
DHS also linked Garcia to human trafficking. They didn’t publish the full intel, but they didn’t need to. Between his gang ties, illegal presence, domestic violence, and alleged trafficking involvement, there was more than enough to act.
This part is key. Garcia didn’t just break the law coming in. He also had no pathway to stay. He wasn’t married to a U.S. citizen. He didn’t have a green card. He didn’t file for asylum on time. He tried to argue later that he feared returning to El Salvador because of gang rivals like Barrio-18 — but that claim only came after the rest of his case fell apart. It looked like a last-ditch effort, not a real fear.
Meanwhile, thousands of people every year follow the rules. They apply legally. They wait. They pay fees. They show up to appointments. They go through background checks. That’s how legal immigration works. Garcia didn’t do any of that. He cut the line, broke the law, and then tried to argue that he should get to stay anyway. That’s not how this works.
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This headline is objectively true. Abrego Garcia was not mistakenly deported.
Likely
LOL
They are now making a huge mistake of trying to extend their game to living thugs and criminals and it is not working out so well for them.
Thanks. I wonder when they got married.
I was able to find out they were married in June 2019 during his detention at the Howard Detention Center in Maryland. The ceremony took place through the facility’s glass partition
Biden and company let at least 15 million walk in and many he sent a plane for to fill the parties agenda.
Controlled chaos = winning
All the chaos going on now is owned and operated by the democrats.
How appropriate! And pray tell, what was he detained for?
Yes, she's a US citizen. They were married in 2019 while he was in custody.
What was he in custody for? Custody usually indicates a crime of some sort. Seems like he bum rushed his GF into marrying him in order to try not to be deported.
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