DHS official blasts Abrego Garcia for ‘TikToks’ as judge gags agency
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DHS continues to be constrained by an “activist judge” as Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin targeted Kilmar Abrego Garcia for “TikToking” on Saturday.
McLaughlin was reacting to a one-minute video in which Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, appears to have filmed himself lip-syncing to a Spanish song.
“So we [DHS]He is under a speech ban by an activist judge and Kilmar Abrego Garcia is making TikToks,” McLaughlin wrote. “American justice ceases to function when judges silence law enforcement and give a megaphone to those who oppose our legal system.”
JUDGE BLOCKED ABREGO GARCIA FROM BEING DETAINED AGAIN – BUT THE SIGNALS OF THE DECISION MAY BE FAST
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally before a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore on Dec. 12 after his release from custody. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)
KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA RELEASED AFTER JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMIN NO VALID REMOVAL ORDER
A court order had previously been issued by an Obama-appointed federal judge restricting DHS and other Trump administration officials from publicly discussing Abrego Garcia’s human trafficking case. This order was later narrowed down. Tennessee Star.
Abrego Garcia has repeatedly tried to block public criticism from Trump administration officials, arguing that the remarks threatened his right to a fair trial. Politico reported.
DHS continues to be constrained by an “activist judge” as DHS Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin targeted Kilmar Abrego Garcia for “TikToking” on Saturday. (Fox News)
ABREGO GARCIA, RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, WILL RETURN TO MARYLAND TO AWAIT TRIAL
Abrego Garcia’s case has drawn national attention since March, when he was deported to his home country of El Salvador in violation of a 2019 court order, which Trump officials deemed an “administrative error.”
Upon his return to the United States, Abrego Garcia was immediately taken into federal custody and booked on human trafficking charges stemming from a 2022 traffic stop. The Trump administration claims that he is a member of MS-13, which Abrego Garcia denies.
A federal judge this week canceled Abrego Garcia’s trial and scheduled a hearing to examine whether prosecutors vindictively pursued human trafficking charges, according to The Associated Press.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations in New York City on April 24 to protest the deportation of immigrants to El Salvador. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis also extended a temporary restraining order Monday that prevents the Trump administration from immediately detaining Abrego Garcia again after failing to obtain a final restraining order.
The order keeps in place an earlier order granting his release from ICE custody.
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DHS and Abrego Garcia’s defense attorney did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano, Breanne Deppisch and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
