Kilmar Abrego Garcia was detained Monday morning by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after arriving at ICE’s Baltimore field office, just days after his release from custody in a federal criminal case.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said he is being processed for deportation.
"President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator to terrorize American citizens any longer," she said on X.
Today, ICE law enforcement arrested Kilmar Abrego Garcia and are processing him for deportation.
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) August 25, 2025
President Trump is not going to allow this illegal alien, who is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator to terrorize American citizens…
As Jeff reported last week, ICE notified Abrego shortly after his release on Friday that he could be deported to Uganda within days.
Good.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) August 25, 2025
But now we get to watch the corrupt corporate media spin up again to defend a wife-beating, MS-13 gang member and illegal alien.
Abrego’s lawyers asserted in a court filing Saturday that the government was threatening him with removal to Uganda in an effort to coerce him into pleading guilty and accepting deportation to Costa Rica — a Spanish-speaking country that is regarded as the safest in Latin America. A prior court order in Maryland mandated that the government give Abrego at least 72 hours to contest his removal to an alternate country.
The arrest marked the latest chapter in a lengthy legal saga that began in March when Abrego was illegally deported to a megaprison in El Salvador — a country he had fled as a teen in order to escape what he and his family described as threats from gangs. The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration had to facilitate his return, but officials did so only after securing an indictment on human smuggling charges in Tennessee. (The Washington Post)
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Abrego addressed a crowd of supporters before heading into the office, urging them to "keep fighting, praying, believing in dignity and liberty, not just for me but for all.”
BREAKING: Abrego Garcia speaks at rally outside Baltimore ICE office before turning himself in. pic.twitter.com/ayrqabqitV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 25, 2025
Asked to respond to this case over the weekend, border czar Tom Homan said "he is absolutely going to be deported" and his family is welcome to join him.
Tom Homan: Abrego Garcia Is Going to Be Deported, His Family Can Go with Him pic.twitter.com/pHpv8SlLr3
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) August 25, 2025
Update: The Department of Homeland Security confirmed Abrego is being deported to Uganda.
Garcia previously admitted to being illegally present in the U.S. pic.twitter.com/JgxqDdBcoV
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 25, 2025
On Dec. 1, 2022, Abrego Garcia was stopped by the Tennessee Highway Patrol for speeding. Upon approach to the vehicle, the encountering officer noted eight other individuals in the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/cnDJH1G2hA
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 25, 2025
Jennifer Vasquez, Garcia’s wife, petitioned for an order of protection against him. She claimed he punched her, scratched her, and ripped off her shirt, and bruised her. pic.twitter.com/7foJMD8f0P
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 25, 2025
According to court filings, Kilmar Abrego Garcia also solicited nude photographs of a minor.https://t.co/bX91RQauJd
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 25, 2025
Editor’s Note: We voted for mass deportations, not mass amnesty. Help us continue to fight back against those trying to go against the will of the American people.
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