Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., told Newsmax on Thursday that the lengths Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is going to in an attempt to return a deported illegal immigrant, who is an alleged gang member, to the United States is “far beyond the pale.”
“This person, again, adjudicated in two immigration courts to be an MS-13 gang member, he’s now known to be a domestic abuser, he was stopped in Tennessee a couple of years ago transporting eight people, on suspicion of human trafficking, from Texas to Maryland,” Harris said on “Wake Up America.” “Look, this man is where he belongs. He’s a citizen of El Salvador. He’s back home. That’s where he belongs.”
The Trump administration has claimed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was arrested in Maryland and subsequently deported, was an MS-13 member. Despite an immigration court order blocking his deportation, he was returned to El Salvador. Newly released court documents show that Garcia held the rank “Chequeo” and the street name “Chele” within the brutal criminal enterprise.
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