Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a terrorist who was a member of the MS-13 gang, Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs told Newsmax on Thursday.

McLaughlin criticized Democrats for continuing to paint Abrego Garcia as a family man who is completely innocent.

“It is shocking to me that the Democrats and legacy media continue to burn to the ground any last shred of credibility that they have left,” McLaughlin told “Wake Up America.” “When this individual was first arrested in 2019, he was arrested among other members of MS-13 as well. He had drugs and rolls of money on him. He was decked out in MS-13 symbols.”

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