White House Continues Social Media Attacks On Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The new deportation attempt comes after Abrego Garcia declined a plea deal that would have sent him to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges.

Earlier this month, the 30-year-old Salvadoran immigrant was released from a Tennessee jail where he had been detained since June after he was brought back to the U.S. from El Salvador.

On Monday, the White House’s social media team doubled down on its allegations that Abrego Garcia is in the gang, posting a photo of him reminiscent of artist Shepard Fairey’s 2008 portrait of Barack Obama — except instead of “HOPE,” the image says “MS-13.”

“Still NOT a Maryland Dad…” the tweet was captioned.

However, Abrego Garcia is indeed a father, and had been residing in Maryland before he was forcibly removed from the U.S.

In a separate post, the White House used a quote from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that alleged Abrego Garcia “is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, & child predator to terrorize American citizens…”

People on social media wondered why the White House insists on departing Abrego Garcia rather than defending its case against him in a U.S. court of law.