17 Apr 2025 4:13 pm
I have seen the MS13 claims could be better vetted.*Huey » Today, 8:31 am » wrote: ↑ https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/04/16/kil ... arrio%2D18.
It appears he feared a rival gang:
7. He claimed fear of being returned to El Salvador because he would be persecuted by MS-13's rival gang, Barrio-18.
And look at number 4 and 5:4.
Two judges found that he was a member of MS-13. That finding has not been disturbed.5. Intelligence reports found that he was involved in human trafficking.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k4072e3nno
What we know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia and MS-13 allegations What do we know about alleged MS-13 links?Mr Abrego Garcia has acknowledged entering the US illegally in 2012, according to court documents.In March 2019 he was detained along with three other people in Hyattsville, Maryland, in the car park of a Home Depot.Officers at the Prince George's County Police Department said the men were "loitering" and subsequently identified Mr Abrego Garcia and two of the others as members of MS-13.In a document titled the "Gang Field Interview Sheet", the local police detailed their observations.They said Mr Abrego Garcia was wearing a "Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie with rolls of money covering the eyes, ears and mouth of the presidents on the separate denominations".Officers claimed the clothing was "indicative of the Hispanic gang culture" and that "wearing the Chicago Bulls hat represents thay (sic) they are a member in good standing with the MS-13".Steven Dudley, a journalist and author who has spent years studying the MS-13 gang, said that it is true that "at some point, the Chicago Bulls logo with the horns became a stand-in of sorts for the MS-13's devil horns symbol".But wearing the logo of the hugely popular basketball team, he added, is of course not exclusive to the gang."Any assertions about gang affiliation would need to be corroborated with testimony, criminal history, and other corroborating evidence," Mr Dudley said.According to the field interview sheet and other court documents, officers said they were also advised by a "proven and reliable source" that Mr Abrego Garcia was an active member of MS-13's "westerns clique", with the rank of "chequeo".However, Mr Dudley says that a "chequeo" is not a rank but is instead used to refer to recruits who are yet to be initiated.Getty ImagesJennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Mr Abrego Garcia, has denied he's an MS-13 gang memberAdvertisement