How all of Trump’s gang claims against wrongfully deported man boil down to one unnamed informant

MSN - 18/04
How all of Trump’s gang claims against wrongfully deported man boil down to one unnamed informant - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, languishing in El Salvador mega-prison, accused of being MS-13 member but evidence to substantiate claim is thin, court records reveal

The Donald Trump administration’s insistence the Maryland resident deported to El Salvador by mistake is a member of the criminal gang MS-13 can be traced back to a single unnamed police informant, a review of court documents reveals.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, is a construction worker and father of three with no criminal record who was arrested and sent to a notorious mega-prison on March 15, a decision a Justice Department attorney subsequently conceded was the result of an “administrative error.”

But rather than comply with federal court order that it “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return, the administration has dug in its heels, ignoring the campaign for the detainee’s release being led by his wife and instead preferring to make accusations about his backgrou...
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