Another narrative was blown to smithereens this week, leaving Democrats and their media allies looking as out of touch as they’ve ever been.
Exhibit A this week involves Kilmar Abrego Garcia, identified by legacy media as simply a “Maryland man” who was “wrongly deported.”
Here’s a more accurate description:
“Illegal immigrant and an alleged MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, and wife-beater.”
The wife-beater part was revealed this week in court documents in handwritten testimony by his wife, Jennifer Vasquez, detailing Abrego Garcia’s domestic violence against her.
“At this point, I am afraid to be close to him. I have multiple photos/video of how violent he can be and all the bruises he has left me,” Vasquez’s complaint reads.
“In November 2020, he hit me with his work boot,” she wrote. “In August 2020, he hit me in the eye, leaving a purple eye.”
There are other examples, but you get the point.
The Department of Homeland Security also released documents showing Abrego Garcia’s ties to the notorious MS-13 gang.
“He was arrested with two other members of MS-13. When arrested, he was wearing a sweatshirt with rolls of money covering the ears, mouth, and eyes of presidents on various currency denominations. This is a known MS-13 gang symbol of ‘see no evil, hear no evil, say no evil,’” per a DHS statement.
“Two judges found that he was a member of MS-13. That finding has not been disturbed, while intelligence reports found that he was involved in human trafficking,” the department added.
On the human trafficking front, Abrego Garcia was pulled over in 2022 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. He had eight people with no luggage in the car, per a DHS report. Every passenger gave their address as Abrego Garcia’s home address, and he claimed he was driving all of these people from Texas to Maryland for “construction work.” The case was referred to the FBI, which ordered his release.
But despite the fact that Abrego Garcia entered the country illegally, was arrested, has alleged MS-13 gang ties, was (rightly) suspected of human trafficking, and repeatedly assaulted his wife, Democrats have decided that he absolutely should be brought back to the U.S.
Leading this charge is Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), who flew to El Salvador to meet with Abrego Garcia and demanded that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele release him.
“I’m not asking [Bukele] to smuggle Mr. Abrego Garcia into the United States,” Van Hollen told reporters. “I’m simply asking him to open the door of CECOT and let this innocent man walk out.”
“This innocent man…”
The senator later met with Abrego Garcia to sip margaritas.
“I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.”
“Message of love…”
You can’t make this stuff up.
In 2023, a 37-year-old mother of five went for a hike in Bel Air, Maryland, where she was raped and brutally murdered by a man from El Salvador illegally in the U.S.
Van Hollen barely acknowledged this heinous killing that occurred in his state. He didn’t attend the funeral to show his respect, and he voted against the Laken Riley Act last month, which requires the federal government to detain and deport illegal immigrants who are accused of committing crimes. Twelve Democrats in the Senate voted for it.
Rachel Morin’s mother, Patty, attended the White House press briefing this week to share her disgust with Van Hollen’s priorities.
“Why does this illegal immigrant have more rights than my daughter, Rachel Morin, did?” she asked. “You represent me as the U.S. senator from Maryland, and you have barely even acknowledged my daughter and the brutal death that she endured because of another illegal immigrant. Why are you using my taxpayer money to fly to El Salvador to bring back someone that’s not even an American citizen?”
Good questions.
A CNN poll out this week shows that 56% of all Americans support deporting all illegal immigrants in the country. What do you think that number jumps to when asking voters if they support deporting illegal immigrants with gang ties who are accused of spousal abuse? 98%? 99%?
Democrats have an opportunity to ding President Donald Trump as the tariff war is hurting his numbers on the economy. A new CNBC poll has the president 12 points underwater on the economy and 16 points underwater on tariffs.
But instead, Democrats are making Abrego Garcia’s freedom their focus on social media and at rallies. On the latter, enter Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) during a recent “Fight Oligarchy” speech.
“We can tell President Bukele if we believe in democracy, he must be returned,” Ocasio-Cortez told a crowd in Idaho. “It is criminal he is being held abroad! And we demand these things because we do have power in this moment!”
Actually, Democrats have little power at this moment, and one big reason for that is this continued stubbornness to put the lives of those here illegally over those of the legal citizens they’re supposed to represent and protect.
By the way, it should be noted that while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ocasio-Cortez are fighting oligarchy and taking on billionaires, they each flew on a luxury private jet to get there. Cost? $15,000 per hour. But again, they swear they’re fighting for the little guy.
The most effective ad of the 2024 campaign came when former Vice President Kamala Harris said during her 2019 presidential run that she supported U.S. taxpayer dollars being used for sex changes for illegal immigrants serving jail time. The 2024 Harris campaign had no response to it.
Look at Starr County, Texas, as an example. This is a border county. In 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden topped Trump by 5 points there. It hadn’t voted Republican since 1892. But in 2024, Trump won it by 16 points, a 21-point swing in just four years, because of illegal immigration and the Biden-Harris administration’s failure to do anything about it. Starr County said that enough is enough.
In that same CNBC poll mentioned earlier, Trump, while underwater on the economy and tariffs, is plus-12 above water on the southern border and plus-7 on deporting illegal immigrants. This is his strongest issue because illegal crossings have nearly come to a complete halt without legislation being passed in Congress. In March 2024, under Biden, there were 189,359 border crossings. In March 2025, that number was 11,017, a 94% drop.
But instead of Democrats being laser-focused on the economy, they’re walking right into Trump’s wheelhouse by not only voting against the Laken Riley Act but also by visiting with and demanding the release of an alleged wife-beating gang member.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is reportedly heading to El Salvador next. He’ll be cheered on by the usual suspects at the New York Times, Washington Post, and MSNBC.
We keep hearing that Democrats must pivot to the center if they want to win any elections again.
ABREGO GARCIA ISN’T THE WINNING ISSUE DEMOCRATS THINK HE IS
Instead, by coddling the likes of Abrego Garcia, they continue to move hard to the left.
And right off a political cliff.
