Overview

• Bodycam footage from a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop shows troopers suspecting Kilmar Abrego Garcia of human trafficking, citing eight passengers in his vehicle and $1,400 in cash as possible payment.
• Court audio from 2020 reveals Garcia's wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, seeking a protective order, alleging repeated domestic abuse, including being slapped and grabbed by her hair.
• Two immigration judges previously concluded Garcia was likely affiliated with MS-13, though he denies gang ties and has no criminal convictions in the U.S.
• The Supreme Court unanimously ordered the administration to facilitate Garcia's return after his March deportation to El Salvador, but he remains detained in a high-security prison there.
• The case has become a partisan flashpoint, with Republicans emphasizing alleged criminality and Democrats focusing on constitutional rights and judicial compliance.