"Law and Order" for Thee, Not Me: The Illegal Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
When due process is optional and cruelty becomes the policy.
Let’s play a game.
Imagine the government accuses you of being part of a gang, no charges, no trial, no evidence.
Just a whisper from a “confidential informant.”
A rumor.
Then imagine a judge tells the government: You cannot deport this man. If you do, he could be tortured or killed.
And the government does it anyway.
Now imagine they say: Oops.
That’s it. No plan to fix it. Just “Oops.”
And then they say the courts can’t make them bring you back.
Welcome to the United States of MAGA.
This isn’t a fictional dystopia. This is Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s life.
The Deportation That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen
Kilmar was granted protection under the Convention Against Torture in 2019. That means a federal immigration judge ruled that returning him to El Salvador would be life-threatening.
That’s not a small thing, it’s one of the highest legal standards in immigration law. The court didn’t just reject deportation, it affirmed the threat.
Fast forward to March 2025.
He’s deported anyway.
Why? According to the Department of Justice: administrative error.
A paperwork glitch. A “our bad.”
Except “our bad” in this case means a human being, an American resident was dropped into one of the most brutal prisons in Latin America, the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador.
The Prison They Sent Him To
El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, brags about this prison.
Literally brags.
“Todos los individuos son asesinos confirmados... delincuentes de alta peligrosidad.”
(All individuals are confirmed murderers... highly dangerous criminals.)
He posted that about a recent transfer of prisoners in collaboration with U.S. forces. The post even includes “MS-13” and “child rapists” for good measure. It reads like a Netflix pitch for a dystopian police state. And the U.S. government is part of it.
The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) is a fortress built for humiliation. Inmates are shaved bald, forced into submission, paraded like trophies.
There are no trials, no due process. It’s propaganda with steel bars.
Kilmar is now inside that hell.
Not because he was convicted of anything.
Not because he broke a law.
But because the U.S. violated one.
MS-13: The Accusation That Was Never Proven
The government claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of MS-13. But let’s be absolutely clear: there is no credible evidence, just an allegation pulled from thin air.
Here’s what the official court filing says:
“During a bond hearing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (‘ICE’) stated that a confidential informant had advised that Abrego Garcia was an active member of the criminal gang MS-13.”
That’s it.
No arrest for gang activity.
No charges.
No trial.
No conviction.
Just one unnamed person telling ICE that Kilmar was supposedly part of MS-13.
No proof.
No documentation.
No corroboration.
Just a whisper and the government ran with it.
And even with that allegation on record, an immigration judge in 2019 granted Kilmar protection under the Convention Against Torture. That judge reviewed the evidence or lack thereof and determined that not only was the MS-13 claim unsubstantiated, but that Kilmar faced credible risk of torture or death if deported.
But MAGA doesn’t need evidence.
They just say “MS-13” and hope your brain short-circuits.
They say “border,” and hope you forget about the Constitution.
They scream “law and order,” and then break every law they swore to uphold.
Law and Order? Really?
You can’t chant “Law and Order” at every rally while illegally deporting protected individuals and violating court orders. That’s not law and order.
That’s authoritarian cosplay.
You know who else played that game?
Dictators. Junta generals. Pinochet. Franco. Bukele.
This administration deported someone they were legally forbidden from deporting, then argued in court that because he’s no longer here, U.S. courts can’t do anything about it. That’s like breaking into your neighbor’s house, stealing their dog, and saying, “Well, the dog’s not on your property anymore, so it’s not your business.”
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis wasn’t having it.
She ordered them to bring Kilmar back by April 7, writing that the administration violated immigration law and due process. But even now, the administration is fighting the ruling, desperately trying to avoid accountability for an illegal deportation.
The same people who claim to be defenders of law and borders are suddenly allergic to both.
This Isn’t Just About Kilmar
This is about power. About precedent.
If the government can do this to Kilmar, they can do it to anyone.
And if they can get away with it because you’re not watching, they’ll do it again.
This is about turning human lives into political tools. About using foreign prisons as off-shore dumping grounds. About saying “MS-13” as a magic spell to distract from illegal actions.
This is what happens when cruelty is the point.
When people in charge think they’re above the law.
When the word “deportation” is used like a weapon instead of a legal process.
We need to say it louder:
This wasn’t a mistake. It was a violation.
And violations demand consequences.
The government broke the law.
They ignored a court order.
They endangered a man’s life.
And now they’re pretending nothing can be done.
The MAGA crowd wants to talk about patriotism?
Start by obeying your own Constitution.