Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declined to confirm if a photo showing 'MS-13' tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s hand was doctored, despite being pressed by Rep. Eric Swalwell during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing.
• The photo, allegedly altered with Times New Roman font, was used by former President Trump to justify Garcia’s deportation under the Alien Enemies Act in March 2025.
• Garcia, who was granted legal protection in 2019 due to credible fears of gang violence, was deported in what the Trump administration later admitted was an 'administrative error.'
• The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the administration to facilitate Garcia’s return to the United States, but the White House continues to contest the ruling and resist compliance.
• Garcia remains detained in El Salvador’s CECOT prison, with ongoing concerns over executive defiance of judicial authority and the integrity of immigration enforcement policies.