Immigration lawyer says return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was calculated

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Immigration lawyer says return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was calculated

Kelley Ortega Escobar says the Trump administration facilitated Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. in a deliberate way.

Author: Melissa Kim
Published: 11:38 PM EDT June 6, 2025
Updated: 11:38 PM EDT June 6, 2025

WASHINGTON — Strong words from Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorney, after he learned about his client's return to the US, hearing the news from media outlets.

"What happened today is an abuse of power, what happened today is the exact opposite of due process," Sandoval-Moshenberg explained. "Because due process means the opportunity to defend yourself before you're punished, not afterwards."

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[riversedge]

1. "What happened today is an abuse of power, what happened today is the exact opposite of due process," Sandoval-Moshenber

I agree. But Trump adm gets away with the abuse-maybe a tiny bit of bad press for a bit.

........."What happened today is an abuse of power, what happened today is the exact opposite of due process," Sandoval-Moshenberg explained. "Because due process means the opportunity to defend yourself before you're punished, not afterwards."

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2. Well, yeah

They want to "prove" what bondi and noem said was right when they said what would be the point, that even if they got him back and put him on trial he'd just end up back in El Salvador. So they put together a case.