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6. The history as I understand it

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 10:05 AM

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He came to this country at 16.
He was deported to an El Salvadoran prison by an administration mistake.
After a month in that prison, a judges ordered his returned to US.
Where he was arrested and charged with trafficking.
He was offered a plea agreement with deportation to Costa Rica.
He refused the deal.
The main witness against him is a three time convicted felon who will not be deported in exchange for his testimony.
Garcia was arrested today when he showed up for his immigration hearing.
The government is now trying to deport him to….Uganda?
WTF?

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I'm not an Abrego Garcia scholar. I don't know his life inside and out. But this obsession, this vendetta, is ridiculous [View all] Miles Archer Monday OP

My (un)educated guess underpants Monday #1

Exactly. They have no case against him. So they must destroy him. Irish_Dem Monday #3

"Dear leader can never be wrong..." Ahhhh LaRaven Monday #12

Dear Leader must also be praised. underpants Monday #18

GQP want to make an example of him any means necessary............ Lovie777 Monday #2

Dementia patients latch on to a thing. Blue Full Moon Monday #4

Somehow Garcia caught their attention and they are making him the face of their brutal policies. Katinfl Monday #5

The history as I understand it surfered Monday #6

They are painting them out to be such a menace. And he's never done anything wrong in this country. Walleye Monday #8

They keep calling him a wife beater, and a human smuggler, he's never been indicted or convicted Walleye Monday #7

He was given the option to go to Costa Rica. I would have taken it. Sometimes you just can't fight the system. LeftInTX Monday #9

I think the "option" was prison in the US first after pleading guilty to human smuggling, and then to Costa Rica muriel_volestrangler Monday #13

OK...So, he's in a bad spot. LeftInTX Monday #15

Someone who I'm a familiar with was arrested for human smuggling in 2023. LeftInTX Monday #17

You're right to ridicule a man who's so afraid of losing he manufactures wins. Iggo Monday #10

This is just "CYA" on massive amounts of steroids and sadism. GoCubsGo Monday #11

Trump has a pathological need to never apologise, and to always have an excuse muriel_volestrangler Monday #14

Trump has chosen to die on Abrego Garcia Hill. Backing off would show weakness, and MAGA wouldn't approve.. sop Monday #16

Ideologically driven vureaucrats can't admit they made an error Warpy Monday #19

"They're throwing the entire federal apparatus at one father of three to prove that no one should dare challenge their a Demovictory9 Monday #20

Deadline: Legal Blog-Abrego's criminal case was always a farce. The government's latest actions show why LetMyPeopleVote Monday #21