DOJ Vindicates Trump After Dropping MAJOR Bombshell
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national involved in a high-profile deportation controversy, was officially identified by law enforcement as being gang-affiliated, with connections to MS-13, according to newly unsealed documents released by the Department of Justice on Wednesday.
This disclosure challenges the narrative put forth by critics of the Trump administration, who had claimed federal agents wrongfully deported an innocent man. Attorney General Pamela Bondi published the records, which consist of immigration court documents, gang validation sheets from law enforcement, and internal files from the Department of Homeland Security. These materials explicitly link Abrego Garcia to the violent international group.
A notable entry from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Gang Field Interview Sheet names Abrego Garcia directly. The document states he was “validated as a member of the Mara Salvatrucha MS-13” and labeled a “Chequeo” within the Westerns clique of the gang.
This assessment was reportedly supported by a “past, proven, and reliable source,” according to the documents. Bondi shared the materials publicly on Wednesday, stating: “We are releasing additional information on Kilmar Abrego Garcia,” with an accompanying link to the DOJ’s official website.
A central issue in the legal debate had been the gang validation. Despite objections from Abrego Garcia’s legal team, immigration judges relied on Form I-213 documents—DHS-generated records following detainment—considering them “inherently trustworthy and admissible.”
The records indicate he was detained during a police operation in Hyattsville, Maryland, after being found with other known MS-13 members near a Home Depot.
In a detailed 2019 bond memorandum, an immigration judge ruled that Abrego Garcia posed both a flight risk and a potential threat to public safety. The decision was based on his repeated failure to appear in court for traffic violations and his weak asylum claim.
The judge also expressed doubts about the strength of his personal ties, including a questionable relationship with a then-pregnant fiancée and limited community involvement. Though his supporters had portrayed him as a nonviolent undocumented parent with no criminal history, married to a U.S. citizen and raising children with special needs, the newly released records cast doubt on that image.
The latest revelations suggest that immigration authorities had substantial justification for his deportation, citing concerns over public safety and national security.
This development comes shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Abrego Garcia’s deportation was unlawful due to procedural errors related to his withholding of removal status.
While the court instructed the government to “facilitate” his return, it did not require that federal authorities repatriate him from El Salvador, where he remains in custody at the country’s high-security Terrorism Confinement Center.
Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling, officials from the Trump administration maintain that the deportation was both justified and lawful. The emergence of confirmed gang validation—supported by several sources and cited in court rulings—undermines efforts to depict Abrego Garcia as merely a victim of federal overreach.
At this point, it remains uncertain whether Abrego Garcia will ever be allowed to re-enter the United States.