More details on the alleged MS-13 gang member deported to a hellhole prison in El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Democrats fondly refer to as the “Maryland father,” have emerged.
It turns out that Garcia was not the model citizen and shining example of a family man as the Democrats would want you to believe. Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez, whom he married in 2019 while still waiting for his deportation proceedings, has requested two protective orders against him for alleged domestic abuse.
The first order was allegedly taken in 2020, closely followed by another in 2021, which was confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security.
“Kilmar Abrego Garcia had a history of violence and was not the upstanding “Maryland Man” the media has portrayed him as,” the DHS posted on X.
“According to court filings, Garcia’s wife sought a domestic violence restraining order against him, claiming he punched, scratched, and ripped off her shirt, among other harm.”
In 2021, the court granted the protective order directing Garcia to vacate his wife’s residence after determining that he had “punched and scratched” and “ripped off the shirt, grabbed, and bruised” her.
The protective order also prohibited Garcia from entering the residence, contacting, or attempting to contact his wife. The alleged MS-13 gang member was also prohibited from contacting his wife’s mother or entering her residence.
In December 2022, Garcia was also stopped by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) while transporting seven individuals from Texas to Maryland in a car without a valid driver’s license. According to The Tennessee Star, an officer at the scene reported that the El Salvador native was involved in human trafficking.
The outlet cited two sources disclosing that THP officers discovered that either Garcia or one of the individuals being transported was on the terror watch list. They contacted the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray and were instructed to take pictures of the eight individuals.
“Once the photographs were captured, this source told The Star that the FBI requested THP release all eight individuals and that the THP officers complied with this request,” the Tennessee Star reported.
Meanwhile, as Democrats continue to push for Garcia’s return to the U.S., El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has ruled out smuggling him back to the country.
“I don’t have the power to return him to the United States. How could I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? Of course, I’m not going to do it. The question is preposterous,” President Buleke said.
Additionally, Democrats’ trip to El Salvador to show solidarity with the alleged MS-13 gang member ended in a disaster after they were denied access to the high-security prison. The trip was clearly an insult to the people of El Salvador by politicians who seemingly believe they are above the laws of any country.
The group, led by Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, had vowed to free the “Maryland Father,” illegally “kidnapped” and deported by the Trump administration.
Nonetheless, Garcia’s immigration status is not in dispute, as he was born in El Salvador and entered the United States illegally in 2011 at the age of 16.
In 2019, he was “arrested in the company of other ranking gang members,” and “evidence show[ed] that [Abrego Garcia] is a verified member of MS-13,” according to a DHS filing.
A judge granted him a “withholding of removal” order, stating that he could not be deported to El Salvador for safety concerns due to alleged gang threats, but suggesting that he could be deported to a safe third country.
Since then, El Salvador has become one of the most peaceful countries in the Western Hemisphere, after President Nayib Bukele cleared all the gangs from the streets.
