On Friday, former President Donald J. Trump unveiled a striking photograph featuring the MS-13 gang tattoos on the knuckles of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a figure at the center of the immigration debate.
This image, broadcast directly from the Oval Office, serves as a pointed counterargument to what Trump describes as the “dangerous lies” propagated by the radical left regarding illegal immigration and deportation policies.
“This is the hand of the man whom the Democrats wish to reinstate in the United States because they believe he is an ‘innocent and fine person,’” Trump asserted in an impassioned statement accompanying the photo.
He continued, “They claim he is not affiliated with MS-13, yet the tattoos on his knuckles tell a different story. Two respected courts have confirmed his gang membership and his history of domestic violence. I was elected to remove dangerous individuals from our country, and I must be allowed to fulfill my duties. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Garcia’s spouse, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, who has made appearances on left-leaning media outlets portraying him as a misunderstood “family man,” has recently faced scrutiny for cropping his left hand out of a TikTok photo while promoting a GoFundMe campaign.
This selective editing appears to be a strategic move to hide the incriminating MS-13 tattoo, which undermines the portrayal of Garcia as an innocent victim of immigration enforcement.
Conservative commentators have criticized both the mainstream media and Democratic politicians—Senator Chris Van Hollen in particular—for advocating for Garcia’s return to the U.S. Van Hollen was notably photographed smiling during a visit to Garcia’s prison in El Salvador.
Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House, expressed his outrage towards Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen following the senator’s controversial trip to meet with the deported MS-13 member.
Miller:
“I find it almost impossible to articulate how outrageous this is.Rachel Morin was brutally beaten, raped, and murdered—yet Senator Van Hollen didn’t even bother to call her mother. And then there’s Kayla Hamilton, a young girl who was attacked in a public establishment, raped in the restroom, and subsequently murdered by an illegal alien that Joe Biden allowed into the country.
None of these victims elicit any sympathy from Senator Van Hollen. What kind of a heart does he have? How can he lack empathy or concern for the families affected?
What about the citizens in his state who have suffered due to the fentanyl crisis, exacerbated by the cartels thriving off human trafficking and smuggling?
How can he be indifferent to the children in his state who are deprived of quality education and healthcare because of rampant mass migration?
His concern seems reserved only for an illegal alien affiliated with a foreign terrorist organization. I am profoundly appalled.”
