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That Deportation Sob Story: Once Again, The Atlantic Fibs to America

DHS admitted a mistake in deporting him...but what was the actual mistake?

The Atlantic published a deportation sob story about Kilmar Abrego Garcia being sent to that notorious El Salvador prison. The Trump administration admitted an “administrative error” which caused the problem. The Atlantic played up the fact that he was a “Maryland father” who shouldn’t have been deported because he was under temporary protection status. They left out some important information. As they usually do.

The government filed a report with the court admitting their mistake about sending Garcia to El Salvador, so The Atlantic jumped on it hoping to once again give Donald Trump and company a black eye. But they failed to note that the judge who ruled in his case in 2019 did say he could be deported, just to somewhere besides El Salvador. The mistake? He was sent back to El Salvador instead of that other country.

“I just read the court filings to get the full context (which may not satisfy either side): The man is an illegal migrant from El Salvador. In 2019, ICE presented sufficient evidence that he was a member of the MS-13 gang for an immigration judge to deny him bond and order his removal. However, he then filed an asylum claim and obtained a withholding of removal order under the convention against torture. Essentially, he argued that despite his being here illegally and likely being a gang member based on the previous finding, he could be tortured if sent back to El Salvador. Such an order could still allow the government to deport him, but not to his home country, at least not without first contesting the order. He has been using that order since 2019 to avoid deportation. With that context, referring to him just as a “Maryland father” obviously does not tell the full story. And The Atlantic reporter cites the lawyer to downplay the previous finding of MS-13 ties, which I view as an unreliable source. However, it also does not change that the Trump admin, emphasizing government incompetence, screwed up by deporting him to the country he wasn’t supposed to be deported to based on the 2019 order. This highlights the need for checks in this program.” @AGHamilton29

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The deportation sob story published by The Atlantic is another example of the left-wing media attempting to make Donald Trump’s actions look bad. Yes, a mistake was made. But Mr. Garcia was ruled a flight risk, allegedly involved in human trafficking and a member of MS-13, which gave the government the ability to deport him. Mistake aside, this individual should not be in the United States.

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Faye Higbee

Faye Higbee is the columnist manager for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. She has been writing at Conservative Firing Line since 2013 as well. She is also a published author.

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