The U.S. government has long-argued that Abrego Garcia resident has ties to MS-13, a criminal gang that began in immigrant communities in Los Angeles with ties to Central and South American countries. His attorneys argue he doesn't have a criminal history and has never been charged with a crime in the U.S., El Salvador, or anywhere else.
Abrego Garcia was denied bond because officials argued there was sufficient evidence to show he was "a verified member" of MS-13, meaning he was a danger to the community.
His attorneys claimed, and ICE later confirmed, that the only verification came from a form filled out by the Prince George County Police Department, which based his membership on the fact that "he was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie; and that a confidential informant advised that he was an active member of MS-13 with the Westerns clique" – a group based out of Long Island, New York.
"It was so clear that they had absolutely no evidence that Kilmar was ever a gang member, yet they made us prove he was not one," Vasquez Sura wrote on March 24, 2019, during his immigration hearing.
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