The New York Times, for example, claims Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was in the U.S. legally” before he was arrested and deported to El Salvador last month by the Trump administration. While the Trump administration has admitted it erred in deporting Garcia, any claim that he was in the U.S. legally is completely false.
By Garcia’s own admission, he illegally entered the U.S. sometime in 2011. Eight years later, on March 29, 2019, Garcia went to a Home Depot to illegally solicit employment. He was subsequently arrested by the Prince George County Police Department, which transferred him to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. ICE then began deportation proceedings against Garcia, and when Garcia sought to be released on bond before his hearing, a judge denied
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