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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/28363466

Jennifer Vasquez Sura criticizes DHS’s attempt to smear her wrongly deported husband over 2021 civil protective order

The wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the Maryland man unlawfully deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador, has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s attempt to smear his character, saying a temporary restraining order against him was “out of caution” and that “he is a loving partner and father” who is being denied justice.

Jennifer Vasquez Sura said she “acted out of caution after a disagreement with Kilmar” when she got the civil protective order in 2021, according to a statement emailed to the Baltimore Sun.

Vasquez Sura said she decided not to follow through with the civil court process because “things did not escalate” with her husband.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

She is a widow.

They killed her husband already.

They are smearing him so when it finally comes out they can say “he deserved it”

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even if he was shit heel, a judge told them to bring him back and they refused. It's a distraction from the real issue.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

Yeah, he could literally be a gang member (he's not) and have good reasons for priority deportation (he doesn't) and it wouldn't matter. He had a court order that prevented him being sent to El Salvador and another requiring his return and they haven't adhered to them. Anything else they want to do can be done from the US in US courts.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Really seems like the most likely scenario at this point. Edit: this comment didn't age well, thankfully.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Just to update, Hollen was able to meet with Garcia a few hours ago, so he is thankfully alive.

This doesn't resolve the main issue of the unjustified deportation, but this at least puts more pressure on the shitty US government to bring home back to his family

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Thankfully, it appears he’s still alive, and has met with a sitting US senator. I admit I was thinking he was already dead too, but I’m glad I’m wrong.

[–] johncandy1812 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The depths this administration will go to seem to have no bottom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

They are already using AI to hunt down anyone that complains on social media.