A Republican congressman toured El Salvador’s CECOT super-prison, while a Democratic senator’s request to visit detained U.S. citizen Kilmar Abrego Garcia was denied. Abrego Garcia’s deportation, stemming from what DHS admitted was an “administrative error,” has become a focal point in the national immigration debate. A court order mandates Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S., but the Trump administration, supported by El Salvador, claims repatriation is impossible due to his alleged MS-13 ties, a claim his legal team refutes. The situation highlights the ongoing conflict between the judicial branch’s ruling and the executive branch’s actions regarding Abrego Garcia’s detention.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongly deported to El Salvador, is reportedly alive but detained at CECOT, a notorious prison. Despite a Supreme Court ruling requiring the U.S. government to “facilitate” his return, the DOJ has repeatedly stalled, citing differing interpretations of the order and claiming lack of information on his location. President Trump asserted that El Salvador’s President Bukele will determine Abrego Garcia’s fate, while the State Department confirmed his presence at CECOT. Abrego Garcia’s legal team is pursuing contempt proceedings against the government for noncompliance with court orders to secure his release.
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Francisco José García Casique’s mother identified her son in footage from El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison, where 238 Venezuelans deported from the US were held. The US government claims all deportees are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, a designation disputed by several families, including Casique’s. Ms. Casique insists her son, who migrated to the US in 2023, is innocent and a barber by trade, believing his tattoos led to his mistaken identification. Similar claims of wrongful identification were made by other families of the deportees.
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John Q. Hosedrinker