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Leavitt continued: “Fact number two, we also have credible intelligence proving that this individual was involved in human trafficking.”
That’s not the kind of detail you’ll find in The Atlantic’s version. Their report, released Monday, claimed Garcia had been wrongly deported and described his current detainment in a notorious Salvadoran prison as a tragic consequence of government oversight. But the White House says otherwise.
“Fact number three, this individual was a member, actually a leader, of the brutal MS-13 gang, which this President has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Fact number four is that foreign terrorists do not have legal protections in the United States of America anymore, and it is within the President’s executive authority and power to deport these heinous individuals from American communities,” Leavitt declared.
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While the media screams about paperwork errors, the administration is focused on protecting American neighborhoods from the threat of violent foreign actors. MS-13 has long terrorized communities across the U.S., especially in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Leavitt made the administration’s priorities clear: “It is a promise he campaigned on. It is a promise he is keeping. And every single person in this room should be grateful for that considering especially MS-13 is very prevalent and prominent here in the District of Columbia, in Maryland, and in Virginia.”
But The Atlantic’s story leaned hard on emotional appeal, referring to Garcia as a father with “protected legal status” who was swept up and sent to El Salvador, where he now sits in the CECOT megaprison—a facility designed to house the worst of the worst, including terrorists and gang members.
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According to The Atlantic, the administration even acknowledged in court filings that Garcia had protected legal status and had been deported due to a mistake. However, the government also made clear that the courts have no jurisdiction to bring him back from a foreign prison.
The legal battle continues, with Garcia’s family seeking a temporary restraining order against the administration. But the government responded firmly, stating that once an individual is removed and no longer in U.S. custody, federal courts have no authority to intervene. Any further claims, they said, would have to be pursued through a habeas corpus process.
Regardless of how the media spins it, the facts speak for themselves: this wasn’t the case of a clerical mishap—it was a lawful deportation of a known gang leader. The White House’s message is clear: terrorists and human traffickers will not find refuge on American soil, no matter what legacy media outlets say.
