The Real Story of the Maryland Father Deported By Mistake

Thursday, April 03, 2025

As more stories emerge of the migrants deported from the United States to El Salvador, the "administrative error" that put Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father said to have legal status, on one of the planes has caused outrage among many Americans who see the deportation flights as a flagrant miscarriage of due process. But the man's alleged gang ties have made this case more complex.

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... "I attended his bond hearing and was shocked when the government said he should stay detained because Kilmar is an MS-13 gang member. Kilmar is not and has never been a gang member. I'm certain of that," his wife wrote.

Abrego Garcia was denied bond because officials argued there was sufficient evidence to show he was "a verified member" of MS-13, meaning he was a danger to the community.

His attorneys claimed, and ICE later confirmed, that the only verification came from a form filled out by the Prince George County Police Department, which based his membership on the fact that "he was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie; and that a confidential informant advised that he was an active member of MS-13 with the Westerns clique" -- a group based out of Long Island, New York.

"It was so clear that they had absolutely no evidence that Kilmar was ever a gang member, yet they made us prove he was not one," Vasquez Sura wrote on March 24, 2019, during his immigration hearing. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-03 02:37 PM | Reply

"officials argued there was sufficient evidence to show he was "a verified member" of MS-13, meaning he was a danger to the community."

Judges blindly accept these government allegations, just like they roll with government allegations that USIOP is part of the Executive Branch.

Judges who continue to believe the Trump administration at face value are violating their Oath of Office.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-04-03 03:03 PM | Reply

@#2 ... udges blindly accept these government allegations ...

That seems to be changing of late.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-04-03 09:32 PM | Reply