Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, 16 April 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia had a history of violence and was not the upstanding “Maryland Man” the media has portrayed him as.

According to court filings, Garcia’s wife sought a domestic violence restraining order against him, claiming he punched, scratched, and ripped off her shirt,… pic.twitter.com/FpSV0k3i90

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 16, 2025

… among other harm.

This MS-13 gang member is not a sympathetic figure.

CLOSED BORDER: Senator Chris Van Hollen flew to El Salvador without bothering to arrange an appointment to visit the MS-13 terrorist he wants to free. Vice President Félix Ulloa suggested earlier arrangements or a US Embassy request might allow it. Defeated, Van Hollen is… pic.twitter.com/YB2vssX7h5

— @amuse (@amuse) April 16, 2025

… returning home without meeting or speaking with Garcia. He should refund the cost of his trip to the taxpayers.

Tom Homan RIPS Van Hollen: "I'm just disgusted that any congressional rep is going to run to El Salvador to his aid.

When yesterday, I read in his state, an illegal alien charged with m*rder was released back into the community [because] the ICE detainer wasn't honored, and ICE… pic.twitter.com/oHd4DY9XBU

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 16, 2025

… detainer wasn't honored, and ICE had to go find him."

While Sen. Chris Van Hollen tried to coddle an MS-13 alien in El Salvador, Angel Mom Patty Morin stood in the Oval Office with President Trump—fighting for her daughter, raped and murdered by an MS-13 alien from El Salvador. pic.twitter.com/60RuRs7XDI

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 16, 2025