by Chris Powell at Trending Politics
On Wednesday afternoon The Department of Justice released previously sealed documents today confirming that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national at the center of a controversial deportation case, was in fact classified by law enforcement as a gang-affiliated individual with ties to MS-13.
The revelation delivers a blow to critics of the Trump administration, who had accused federal officials of unlawfully deporting an innocent man. The documents, made public by Attorney General Pamela Bondi, include internal DHS reports, immigration court records, and law enforcement gang validation sheets—all pointing to Abrego Garcia’s affiliation with the violent transnational gang.
One report, based on the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gang Field Interview Sheet, explicitly identifies Abrego Garcia by name, stating he was “validated as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13,” and held the rank of “Chequeo” within the gang’s Westerns clique.
The information was corroborated by a “past, proven, and reliable source,” according to the documents. Bondi shared the files Wednesday afternoon, writing: “We are releasing additional information on Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” alongside a link to the official DOJ site…
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