During their meeting with the president of the United States, Donald Trumpthe Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele He said that he rules out Maryland to the Central American immigrant who was allegedly sent to the terrorism confinement center (CECOT), since, in his words, Ábrego García “is a terrorist.”
The Salvadoran migrant was transferred to the Maximum Security Penitentiary Center located in the municipality of Tecolucadespite having a court order that prevented its deportation: “How am I going to return to a terrorist? Obviously I am not going to do it,” Bikele said during his meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.
“I’m not going to free it. We don’t like to free terrorists in El Salvador. We are The safest nation of the entire American continent And, if I start Libera Criminals, we will become the world capital of the murders, “added the Salvadoran president, who said that Kilmar Ábrego García is under his custody.
Despite the protests in the state of Maryland, both Bukele and Trump and the United States Attorney General, Pam Bondi, They insist that the Salvadoran immigrant is a member of the criminal gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and that resided illegally in the North American country since 2019, despite not having a criminal record.
Who is Kilmar Abrego García?
Kilmar Abrego García He was born in El Salvador 29 years ago, in 1996; However, he lived in the United States during the last 14 years, since since 2011 he worked in the construction sector of the American nation, where he met his wife, with whom he was raising three children with autism before your deportation to CECOT.
According to the family’s lawyer, El Salvadoran was arrested on March 15 by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICEfor its acronym in English) “based on an accusation of 2019 of the police in Maryland, who linked him to the MS-13 gang. ”However, Kilmar denied that accusation six years ago and was never charged.
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Given this situation, the Supreme Court From the United States, he ordered President Trump’s government to facilitate the return of Ábrego to the country. Despite this, republican officials opposed this measure and refused to repatriate it, even if their deportation occurred “by an assumption mistake Administrative ”of the current administration.
According to his wife, Kilmar Abrego is not a member of the MS-13, since he escaped from El Salvador more than a decade ago because local gangs were terrifying his family: “The gang members were extorting to their parents in San Salvador and received death threats. That’s why he came to the United States, “he added.
Ábrego García irregularly entered the United States at age 16 and, in the county of Prince GeorgeMaryland, met the American citizen Jennifer Vásquezwith whom he married: “He was a teenager when he found work in construction. That’s when he began to request asylum,” said his wife.
As indicated by the family lawyer, ICE records indicate that Kilmar belongs to a MS-13 gang cell in New York, Although he never resided in that state: “Despite not being able to evidence his guilt, he was denied asylum application, but granted protection not to be deported,” Vásquez added.
“Because I had this supposed protection against deportation, I had to go annually to the National Security Department to renew your Work permit In the United States. He always told the truth, but they didn’t protect him; The authorities continue to believe that it belongs to one of those gangs, “Jennifer said.
I’ve Been Clear: If President Bukele Doesn’t Want To Meet Here In DC, The I intend to go to El Salvador This Week to check on kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Condition and Discuss histor.
KILMAR WAS ILGALLY ABDUCTED AND SPORT BY THE TRUMP ADM. I have Must Be Broucht Home Now. pic.twitter.com/hunr6f31J3
– Senator Chris van Hollen (@chrisvanhollen) April 15, 2025
Trump and Bukele meeting
During the conference to the press that Bukele and Trump gave, they agreed that it should not “free criminals and terrorists.”
BUKELE SAYSN’T HAVE THE POWER TO RETURN GARCIA AND TRUMP SAYSN’T HAVE THE POWER TO ASK FOR THE RETURN OF GARCIA.
But Trump Does have the power to ask Bukele to Imprison People and Bukele Does has The Power To Accept. Weird.
pic.twitter.com/czjwm0ynbm– Turnbull (@cTurnBull1968) April 14, 2025