Marjorie Taylor Greene sends hearing off rails after pushing idea deported Maryland dad is MS-13 gang member [View all]

Source: The Independent

Marjorie Taylor Greene sends hearing off rails after pushing idea deported Maryland dad is MS-13 gang member

Democrats demand due process as far-right congresswoman amplifies allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Alex Woodward
in New York
Thursday 15 May 2025 16:38 BST

Donald Trump’s allies and administration officials have repeatedly sought to justify the ongoing detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Salvadoran prisons, where he has been locked up for more than a month, on allegations of criminality against him.

But while they raise allegations in public, the claims are largely nowhere in court documents in a high-profile legal battle for his return.

In a heated exchange during a House committee hearing on May 14, far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly accused Abrego Garcia of being a member of MS-13 and sought to introduce documents into the hearing’s record she suggested were proof.

“Well, I object,” fired back Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman. “Is that a court order that establishes … that he’s a member of MS-13?”

“A Maryland County Police Gang Unit agreed that he's MS-13” and ...

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