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“This individual is an illegal criminal who broke our nation’s immigration laws. He is a leader in the brutal MS-13 gang, and he is involved in human trafficking,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a Tuesday briefing.
“And now MS-13 is a designated foreign terrorist organization. Foreign terrorists have no legal protections in the United States of America. And this administration is going to continue to deport foreign terrorists and illegal criminals from our nation’s interior,” she continued.
Despite the alarming accusations, Judge Xinis appears more concerned with bureaucratic procedure than national security. Her order comes five years after an immigration judge previously blocked Garcia’s deportation, citing fears he would be harmed by rival gangs in El Salvador. While his asylum request was rejected, he was still granted protection from removal.
At the time, the immigration judge labeled Garcia a flight risk due to “history of failing to appear for proceedings pertaining to his traffic violations.” The judge also noted that the evidence “show[ed] he is a verified member of MS-13,” concluding that Garcia “did not demonstrate that his release from custody would not pose a danger to others.”
Now, despite that damning assessment, a federal judge is demanding his return to U.S. soil—raising serious questions about the priorities of the judiciary.
“The American people should know who this individual is. He’s not some American father as the mainstream media will make you believe, he’s actually a member of MS-13, and was involved in trafficking. It’s unbelievable the framing of this. Whether this man is in El Salvador or in a U.S. detention center, he should be locked up,” said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin in a statement to Fox News.
Garcia’s defenders paint a very different picture. His legal team claims he’s been working for years in Maryland as a sheet metal apprentice and was even granted a DHS work permit. They insist there is no real evidence linking him to gang activity.
Garcia, married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested in a Maryland IKEA parking lot on March 12. His lawyers say the case is riddled with errors and misinformation. But officials close to the case argue that such portrayals are an intentional distortion to shield a dangerous criminal.
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As for the judge’s order to bring Garcia back to the United States, the Trump Administration seems unlikely to comply without a legal showdown.
“We suggest the judge contact President Nayib Bukele because we are unaware of the judge having jurisdiction or authority over the country of El Salvador,” said Leavitt when asked whether the White House would follow the court’s directive.
Salvadoran President Bukele didn’t hold back either, dismissing the U.S. ruling as judicial overreach and further fueling tensions between Washington and San Salvador.
With violent criminals being treated like victims and federal judges insisting on courtroom technicalities, many Americans are left wondering: who’s really being protected here?
