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Since AP decided to not actually even say this in their article: "Abrego Garcia was deemed by an immigration judge in 2019 to be a likely member of the MS-13 g

by kyrra 2y ago

Since AP decided to not actually even say this in their article: "Abrego Garcia was deemed by an immigration judge in 2019 to be a likely member of the MS-13 gang — a decision Abrego Garcia sharply contested and that the government credited to information gleaned from a confidential informant. But the court also agreed at the time that he should not be deported to El Salvador, finding that his fear of being persecuted was credible." https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/salvador-man-maryland-deported-mistake-00262870 https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/salvador-man-maryla... Court filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.11.1_1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578...

rayiner 2y ago
And the decision was upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals: https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/family-of-alleged-gang-member-deported-to-el-salvador-prison-sues-to-have-him-returned-to-baltimore https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/family-of-alleged-gang-mem...
OGWhales 2y ago
Some more up-to-date information which adds important context can be found here: https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/doc/157555.pdf https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/medi... Relevant sections include: > In support thereof, ICE offered a Gang Field Interview Sheet (“GFIS”) generated by PGPD. The GFIS explained that the only reason to believe Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was a gang member was that he was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie; and that a confidential informant advised that he was an active member of MS-13 with the Westerns clique. > According to the Department of Justice and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the “Westerns” clique operates in Brentwood, Long Island, in New York, a state that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia has never lived in. > The attorney for Plaintiff Abrego Garcia subsequently made multiple attempts to obtain additional information from law enforcement concerning these allegations. PGPD indicated that it did not have any incident report related to the Home Deport episode at all, nor did the Department have any incident reports containing his name. The Hyattsville City Police Department (“HCPD”), on the other hand, confirmed it had an incident report for the Home Depot incident, but that only 3 people were named and Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not one of them, nor did it have any other incident reports with his name in its database. His attorney also contacted the PGPD Inspector General requesting to speak to the detective who authored the GFIS sheet, but was informed that the detective had been suspended. A request to speak to other officers in the Gang Unit was declined. > On August 9, 2019, the attorney for ICE indicated on the record that ICE had conferred with its law enforcement partners and that all the evidence and intelligence they had was what was contained in the GFIS.

by kyrra 2y ago

rayiner 2y ago

And the decision was upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals: https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/family-of-alleged-gang-member-deported-to-el-salvador-prison-sues-to-have-him-returned-to-baltimore https://www.wmar2news.com/infocus/family-of-alleged-gang-mem...

OGWhales 2y ago

Some more up-to-date information which adds important context can be found here: https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/media/doc/157555.pdf https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/medi... Relevant sections include: > In support thereof, ICE offered a Gang Field Interview Sheet (“GFIS”) generated by PGPD. The GFIS explained that the only reason to believe Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was a gang member was that he was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie; and that a confidential informant advised that he was an active member of MS-13 with the Westerns clique. > According to the Department of Justice and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the “Westerns” clique operates in Brentwood, Long Island, in New York, a state that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia has never lived in. > The attorney for Plaintiff Abrego Garcia subsequently made multiple attempts to obtain additional information from law enforcement concerning these allegations. PGPD indicated that it did not have any incident report related to the Home Deport episode at all, nor did the Department have any incident reports containing his name. The Hyattsville City Police Department (“HCPD”), on the other hand, confirmed it had an incident report for the Home Depot incident, but that only 3 people were named and Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not one of them, nor did it have any other incident reports with his name in its database. His attorney also contacted the PGPD Inspector General requesting to speak to the detective who authored the GFIS sheet, but was informed that the detective had been suspended. A request to speak to other officers in the Gang Unit was declined. > On August 9, 2019, the attorney for ICE indicated on the record that ICE had conferred with its law enforcement partners and that all the evidence and intelligence they had was what was contained in the GFIS.