Kilmar fled El Salvador after enduring threats and extortion from the violent Barrio 18 gang. These threats were so severe that a U.S. immigration judge granted him legal protection in 2019. Despite this protection, Brother Abrego Garcia was unlawfully detained and forcibly deported by ICE agents on March 12, 2025, while driving home from work with his son. ...
The United States Government has no legal authority to snatch a person who is lawfully present in the United States off the street and remove him from the country without due process. The Government's contention otherwise, and its argument that the federal courts are powerless to intervene, are unconscionable.
This egregious violation of our brother's rights has been acknowledged by federal courts and even the U.S. government, which admits his removal was an "administrative error." However, Kilmar remains in custody overseas, and the federal government has failed to take action to bring him home, even contesting a court order to do so. ...
-- Statement by the Sheet Metal / Air Rail Transportation Union, "SMART-TD Stands With Brother Kilmar Abrego Garcia" (10 April 2025)
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