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Abrego Garcia's Lawyers Push for Contempt Proceedings
Above: Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, speaks with U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, on May 16, 2025. Image copyright: Michael A. McCoy/Contributor/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
Garcia deserves legal retribution for the Trump administration's blatantly unlawful actions. The White House's extralegal deportation to an El Salvadoran prison defied a court order, exposing Trump's authoritarian immigration agenda. Immigration advisor Stephen Miller's retreat, bringing Garcia back for trial, reveals Trump's failure to sustain this lawless approach, buckling under judicial and public pressure.
Republican narrative
The left's attempt to paint Garcia as a victim backfired spectacularly. He is not an innocent American citizen — he's an MS-13 gang member charged with smuggling thousands of people, soliciting child pornography, abusing women, and murdering. Trump outsmarted them by bringing Garcia back for trial, exposing their open-borders hypocrisy. Activist judges can't prevent federal officials from protecting Americans from illegal aliens like him.