Overview

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father of three, was deported to El Salvador last month due to an administrative error despite a 2019 court order protecting him from removal.
• The U.S. Supreme Court has directed the Trump administration to facilitate Garcia’s return, but El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has refused to release him, asserting jurisdiction over one of its citizens.
• Social media has erupted with speculation over tattoos visible on Garcia’s hands, with some users alleging links to MS-13, though no conclusive evidence has been presented.
• President Trump shared a seemingly doctored image purporting to show “MS-13” tattoos on Garcia’s knuckles, a claim debunked by independent analysis of original photographs.
• Garcia’s lawyers have denied allegations of gang affiliation, emphasizing that he has never been charged with any crime in the U.S. and that his deportation was a clerical mistake.