Sometimes the people who respect do stupid things. Take Libs of TikTok for example:
If we read the actual document that she cites, we see that it contains no evidence that Garcia was a gang member, only that he was hanging out with a couple of guys who were. Also, the document conspicuously omits page 3. The end of the included page (page 2) concludes:
“Officers then interview Kilmar Armando…”
Shame on Libs of Tiktok posting something as obviously false as this. But it doesn’t end there.
Libs of TikTok comments on her own post with yet another document, which also doesn’t prove what she claims it proves. All it shows is that Garcia was in the US illegally, and that he was detained by police for a murder investigation – not that he was charged, convicted or affiliated with a gang. It does state, near the top, that he “has been identified as a member/active of M.S.13” but it provides no actual evidence.
Finally, she concludes with a third document, which is merely a court’s opinion that Garcia cannot demonstrate that he’s not a danger to the community:
There is no solid evidence that Garcia was a member of MS-13 or any other gang. In fact, here’s what Grok has to say about it:
The evidence suggesting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was a gang member, specifically with MS-13, is weak and heavily disputed. The primary claim stems from a 2019 immigration hearing where a confidential informant alleged he was part of an MS-13 clique in New York, a place he has never lived. This was supported by a Prince George’s County police report noting he wore a Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie, items commonly associated with gang culture but not conclusive. The informant’s reliability is questionable, as the officer who provided the information was later suspended for misconduct, and the claim passed through multiple layers of hearsay without cross-examination.
Abrego Garcia has consistently denied gang affiliation, and no charges or convictions related to gang activity exist in the U.S. or El Salvador. His attorneys argue the government has produced no credible evidence, a point echoed by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in 2025, who called the gang allegations “a singular unsubstantiated allegation” and noted the government abandoned this claim in her court. Immigration judges in 2019 denied him bond based on the informant’s claim, but this was not a ruling of gang membership, as the burden was on Abrego Garcia to prove he was not a danger, not on the government to prove he was a gang member.
Is Libs of TikTok getting sloppy or is it something more sinister?
Of the 368 comments to this tweet, almost all of them assume that the document proves Garcia was a gang member. Almost NONE of them bothered to read it, or perhaps they simply lack critical thinking skills. A few other comments point this out, but we’re a tiny minority.
What it looks like to me is that Garcia MIGHT have been affiliated with a gang and he MIGHT have actually fled El Salvador because gangs were putting his life in danger. After President Bukele cleaned up the streets of El Salvador, Garcia was obligated to return home; his life should no longer have been in danger. He didn’t, and now he’s suffering for it.
My tentative opinion is that Garcia should have been deported, but not under these circumstances. The Trump administration, and its cheerleaders, need to learn some humility, admit when they are wrong, and correct their course.
What about people like Sen. Chris Van Hollen who are championing Garcia’s cause, and claiming to believe in “due process?” Van Hollen was nowhere to be found when an illegal alien, in his own state, murdered an American woman:
It’s worth noting that Van Hollen was silent when non-violent J6 defendants were being tortured in prison for what should have been minor misdemeanors. Where was he when the Unite the Right defendants had their First Amendment rights stripped away from them? Where was his concern for “due process” then?
Update:
Somebody posted page 3 from the report:
From the tweet:
Let’s tell another story about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. This one has to do with his lawyer, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, and how a 4th Circuit judge (and the entire media) effectively got duped into underplaying the evidence that Abrego-Garcia was in MS-13.
It’s as likely that Moshenberg is Jewish as it is that Garcia is MS-13. That is to say, very likely. Shameful!
