Dems Defend Maryland Deportee & GEC Operation Ends | 4.18.25
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Who is Kilmar Abrego-Garcia and why is he controversial?
Rayo Garcia's wife petitioned for an order of protection against him for two instances of domestic violence in May of 2021.
Why are Democrats and the media defending this deportee?
Why are Democrats and the media fighting for his return?
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As the Trump administration pushes forward with its deportation agenda, Democrats are fighting for the return of a deportee sent to El Salvador.
Daily Wire senior editor Cabot Phillips is here now with the latest, Cabot. So this case has really dominated the immigration discussion all week. First, walk us through how this all started.
So the story centers around Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, a 29-year-old man who came to the U.S. illegally in 2011. Back in 2019, Garcia was arrested by ICE for suspected ties to the MS-13 gang and given a deportation order. However, a court ruled at the time that Abrego Garcia should not be sent to his home country of El Salvador because he might face potential threats from rival gangs there. Despite that deportation order, he remained in the country until he was arrested again by ICE in March and deported to El Salvador days later. By April, the Supreme Court ruled that his return to El Salvador violated the previous court order that he be sent elsewhere and directed the White House to facilitate his return to America.
For their part, the Trump administration conceded that it was a, quote, clerical error on their part, but that it was up to officials in El Salvador about whether he should be released or not.
So yet another showdown between federal courts and the White House on immigration. And now we're seeing Democrat lawmakers get involved here as well. Tell us about that.
Right. Democrats certainly used the incident to try and prove the Trump administration was being careless in their mass deportation efforts. They say Abrego Garcia was a law-abiding father who never should have been deported in the first place. As the story gained attraction, a number of Democratic lawmakers vowed to go to El Salvador to fight for his release. First up was Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who appeared on MSNBC from El Salvador. Have a listen.
This is like taking away people's freedom. That does not sound like a conservative idea to me. That is something that, of course, authoritarian governments engage in. And it's a very fast road to tyranny.
In response, the White House hosted Patty Morin, whose daughter Rachel was raped and murdered in Maryland by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador. She had a strong message for the lawmakers fighting to free Abrego Garcia.
To have a senator from Maryland who didn't even acknowledge or barely acknowledged my daughter and the brutal death that she endured to fly to El Salvador to bring back someone that's not even an American citizen. I don't understand this.
And now the White House has pointed to a slew of evidence that Abrego Garcia has had some run-ins with law enforcement in the past. What do we know about that so far?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Kilmar Abrego-Garcia and why is he controversial?
0:08–0:16
2
Why are Democrats and the media defending this deportee?
0:16–4:50
3
What criminal history does Kilmar Abrego-Garcia have?
4:50
4
What reactions have Maryland lawmakers and victims' families had?
3:31–6:54
5
What led to the end of the Global Engagement Center?
6:54
6
How did the UK Supreme Court define the word 'woman'?
0:43–1:04
7
What is Good Ranchers and how can listeners support American farmers?
1:04–7:16
8
Where can listeners get a free CFO guide on AI and machine learning?
7:16–14:29
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