Democracy Dies in Darkness

The Abrego García case: A timeline and assessment of key documents

Trump administration officials forcefully defend deporting the Maryland man, but they ignore a key document at the crux of the dispute.

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Demonstrators assemble during a hearing in the Kilmar Abrego García et al v. Noem case at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Tuesday. (Annabelle Gordon/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
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“America is safer because he is gone. Maryland is safer because he is gone. And that woman that he is married to and that child he had with her, they are safer tonight because he is out of our country and sitting in El Salvador where he belongs.”

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— Attorney General Pam Bondi, interviewed by Sean Hannity of Fox News, April 16

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The comments reflect a divided opinion on the credibility of the evidence labeling Kilmar Abrego Garcia as an MS-13 gang member. Some argue that the evidence is unreliable and that Garcia was denied due process, emphasizing the importance of constitutional rights and questioning... Show more
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