Wednesday afternoon, while many were riveted by the heartbreaking remarks of Rachel Morin’s mother at the White House Press Briefing, the Department of Justice released information from Kilmar Abrego-Garcia’s 2019 arrest and deportation proceedings that should put a lot of the whisperings about the “Maryland Father’s” gang affiliations and alleged lack of due process to rest.
Abrego-Garcia was detained by Prince Georges County, Maryland officials on March 28, 2019 in a Home Depot parking lot in Hyattsville, Maryland. Here are the highlights of that encounter and a subsequent bond hearing, as found in the documents:
- Abrego-Garcia was loitering with three other men either known or suspected MS-13
- One of the men had an extensive and violent criminal history, including a conviction four months prior for MS-13 gang activity
- Abrego-Garcia and another man at the…
