Vance Defends Deportation of Innocent Man After Trump Admin Admits Error
Vice President Vance defended the Trump administration’s erroneous deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man with protected status, to El Salvador’s “Terrorism Confinement Center.” Vance argued that concern over the deportation should be secondary to the crimes committed by gang members against U.S. citizens. The administration, while admitting the mistake, contends that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction to intervene. Abrego Garcia’s deportation stemmed from a March 15th operation targeting alleged gang members, with the administration asserting that those deported were the “worst of the worst,” despite criticism of their methods for identifying gang affiliations. The administration maintains that Abrego Garcia’s past allegations of MS-13 involvement negate his protected status, though he was never convicted.
John Q. Hosedrinker