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US accidentally sent Maryland father to Salvadorian prison, can't get him back

(www.independent.co.uk)
224 points croes | 2 comments | 01 Apr 25 09:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.502s | source
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k3vinw ◴[01 Apr 25 17:58 UTC] No.43549706[source]▶
The headline only tells half the story. This guy had previously been scheduled for deportation due to sufficient evidence that linked him to MS-13. It was an administrative error that he was deported to the wrong country. Here’s a link to the court case: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/abrego-garcia-...
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1. boroboro4 ◴[02 Apr 25 00:52 UTC] No.43552762[source]▶
The man was (at this particular moment) protected from being deported, the deportation was completely unlawful.

And if you care to read court fillings the proof of the man being gang member is:

- Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was wearing a Chicago Bulls hat and a hoodie.

- A confidential informant claimed he was an active member of MS-13 with the "Westerns" clique (which operates in New York, where Garcia never lived).

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2. k3vinw ◴[02 Apr 25 17:23 UTC] No.43559058[source]▶
Except he was here illegally. So that protection was meaningless.