The illegal immigrant from El Salvador, who’s been the focus of Democrats and their allies in the media, was accused of beating his wife, according to a restraining order.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, who came to the United States illegally, was recently deported back to his home country of El Salvador by the Trump administration. Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, had a temporary order of protection against her husband back in 2021. Sura said Garcia slapped her, hit her with an object, and detained her against her will, an ABC News report detailed.
The order for protection “from domestic violence” also said that Garcia “punched and scratched her eye,” causing Sura to bleed. It also said that on the same day, Garcia “got angry, started yelling again to the point that he ripped [Sura’s] shorts and shirt off.”
“At this point I am afraid to be close to him,” Sura is quoted. “I have multiple photos/videos of how [violent] he can be.”
The administration is defending his deportation and saying he’s a member of the violent gang MS-13. However, a judge said this week that the administration must show that it is taking steps to return Garcia from El Salvador.
Sura has since said in a statement that she and Garcia worked through the incident.
“We were able to work through this situation privately as a family, including by going to counseling,” she said in a statement. “Kilmar has always been a loving partner and father, and I will continue to stand by him and demand justice for him.”
Additionally, back in December 2022, Garcia was suspected of engaging in human trafficking by a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the Tennessee Star reported on Wednesday. At the time, the THP contacted the FBI for guidance, and within two hours, the FBI ultimately requested authorities release Garcia and the passengers in his vehicle, the report said.
Earlier this week, Attorney General Pam Bondi, pushing back against a CNN reporter, said that Garcia was not only an illegal alien, but that multiple courts concluded that he was a member of MS-13.
“He was illegally in our country … and in 2019, two courts, an immigration court and an appellate immigration court, ruled that he was a member of MS-13,” Bondi said. “That’s up to El Salvador if they want to return him, that’s not up to us.”
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele also reacted, saying that he would not be returning Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador, nor would he release him to live freely in the Central American country.
Spencer Lindquist contributed to this report
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