Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador, has returned to the United States to face criminal charges for allegedly smuggling illegal immigrants.
In a press conference on June 6, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi thanked the government of El Salvador for securing his return.
“Our government presented El Salvador with an arrest warrant, and they agreed to return him to our country,” Bondi said. “We’re grateful to President [Nayib] Bukele for agreeing to return him to our country to face these very serious charges. This is what American justice looks like.”
Abrego Garcia, who entered the United States illegally more than a decade ago, had been living in Maryland when the federal officers arrested him and sent him to a Salvadoran maximum-security prison in March. Officials accused him of being a member of the notorious MS-13 gang, which has been designated a terrorist organization….
Kilmar Abrego Garcia Returns to US to Face Criminal Charges
