Abrego Garcia was arrested immediately upon arrival in the US, Justice Minister Pam Bondi announced during a press conference. He is accused of smuggling illegal immigrants, weapons and drugs. According to Bondi, he will be deported to El Salvador after serving a prison sentence.
Incorrectly deported Salvadoraan put in other prison
After his earlier expansion, the 29-year-old man ended up in a heavy prison in El Salvador. According to Bondi, his return to the US is the result of an arrest warrant that had been handed over to the Salvadoran authorities. President Nayib Bukele stated that he could not refuse the American request to return ‘a gang member’.
Abrego Garcia, together with more than two hundred others, was deported on suspicion of ties with a criminal gang. A few weeks after the deportation, the American authorities admitted that Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported, but refused to get him back. Several judges ruled that the authorities had to retrieve Abrego Garcia.
The man left El Salvador at the age of 16 to escape Bendegeweld, say his lawyers. It states in court documents that he received a protective status from the immigration court because he was in danger of being prosecuted by gangs in El Salvador. Abrego Garcia lived legally with his family in the state of Maryland and had a work permit. The authorities admitted a few weeks after the deportation that the man was wrongly put out of the United States, but refused to retrieve him. Several judges ruled that the authorities had to retrieve Abrego Garcia. The man lived legally in the US and had a work permit.