Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man, was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and imprisoned, prompting his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, to rally support for his return. She emphasized the painful separation experienced by many families like hers. The legal struggle centers around the allegation that Abrego Garcia is an MS-13 gang member, which his attorneys deny as unsubstantiated. The incident raises broader issues regarding immigration policies and the treatment of noncitizens, as Abrego had a lawful work permit in the US and had fled gang violence in El Salvador.
To all the wives, mothers, children who also face this cruel separation, I stand with you in this bond of pain, she said during the rally at a community center in Hyattsville, Maryland.
The allegation is based on a confidential informant's claim in 2019 that Abrego Garcia was a member of a chapter in New York, where he has never lived.
Abrego Garcia had a permit from the Department of Homeland Security to legally work in the US, his attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg said.
His attorneys have countered that there is no evidence he was in MS-13.
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