The feds suspected alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador in an error, was engaged in human and labor trafficking in 2022, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post.
The DHS intelligence report noted that Abrego Garcia was pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on Dec. 1, 2022, after he was caught speeding.
Officers found eight other individuals in the car with Abrego Garcia, who said he was driving “three days ago” from Houston, Texas, to Temple Hills, Maryland, “to bring in people to perform construction work,” according to the memo.
The officer suspected he stumbled upon “a human trafficking incident” after finding no luggage in the car.
Cops also noted that Abrego Garcia “pretended to speak less English than he was capable of and attempted to put the encountering officer off-track by responding to questions with questions.”
Abrego Garcia also claimed that the vehicle was owned by “his boss” and that he worked in construction.
The officers left Abrego Garcia with only a citation for driving with an expired license.
The Post also obtained a photo showing Abrego Garcia sitting in the driver’s seat as the group was pulled over by state police.
Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told The Post Friday that not only is Abrego Garcia an “MS-13 gang member” and an “illegal alien,” he’s a “suspected human trafficker.”
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“The facts reveal he was pulled over with eight individuals in a car on an admitted three-day journey from Texas to Maryland with no luggage,” said McLaughlin. “The facts speak for themselves, and they reek of human trafficking.”
“The media’s sympathetic narrative about this criminal illegal gang member has completely fallen apart. We hear far too much about the gang members and criminals’ false sob stories and not enough about their victims,” she added.
