2nd Protective Order From Abrego Garcia’s Wife Alleges Death Threat

New specifications are surfacing surrounding home maltreatment allegations against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. A 2020 protective bid request, revenge by his woman Jennifer Vasquez Sura, has travel to light.

In nan petition, Sura allegedly wrote that Abrego Garcia told her ex-mother-in-law that moreover if he killed her, “no 1 tin do thing to him.” Before detailing nan alleged decease threat, Sura said Abrego Garcia demanded her car cardinal and locked 2 of their children successful a room.

She stated, “I went to nan car and recovered a telephone and called 911.” She reported that she could perceive nan children “crying and screaming.”

Sura besides alleged she called 911, and erstwhile constabulary arrived he acted convulsive pinch them and collapsed her telephone successful beforehand of nan officer. She claimed she had “photos of each nan bruises he’s left” connected her body.

According to nan filing, he has “broken TVs, her son’s tablet, car windshield,” and more. Sura stated, “Me and my kids are acrophobic now. He’s kicked me, pushed me, slapped maine successful nan look [and] threaten[ed] me.”

Separate from 2021 petition

This protective bid — detailing six incidents — was revenge successful 2020, and is abstracted from nan 2021 protective bid that had been previously reported. The 2020 bid was dropped 8 days aft it was filed, pursuing a petition by Sura to rescind it. In her request, she cited her son’s upcoming day and said Abrego Garcia had agreed to counseling.

In nan 2021 tribunal filing, Sura alleged that Abrego Garcia punched and scratched her eye, causing her to bleed, and ripped her shorts and garment off. She besides wrote, “At this point, I americium acrophobic to beryllium adjacent to him. I person aggregate photos/videos of really convulsive he tin beryllium and each nan bruises he has near me.”

New DHS statement

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was nan first to aboveground nan 2020 protective bid in a caller property release.

DHS wrote, “The facts are clear: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is simply a convulsive forbidden alien who abuses women and children. He had nary business being successful our state and we are proud to person deported this convulsive thug. We person now recovered 2 petitions for protection against him, successful summation to nan truth that he entered nan state illegally and is simply a confirmed personnel of MS-13. Our state is safer pinch him gone.”

Wife’s response

When asked astir nan home unit incidents described successful tribunal documents, Sura issued a connection to nan media: “After surviving home unit successful a erstwhile relationship, I acted retired of be aware aft a disagreement pinch Kilmar by seeking a protective bid successful lawsuit things escalated. Kilmar has ever been a loving partner and father, and I will proceed to guidelines by him and request justness for him.”

Abrego Garcia’s ineligible squad besides responded to nan caller allegations, stating they person nary relationship to his deportation. In an emailed statement to Axios, his attorney, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, said, “If they want to put him connected proceedings for that, they are invited to bring him backmost and do so. We’ll take sides him successful court.”

History connected nan case

Abrego Garcia was deported successful March arsenic portion of 3 deportation flights to El Salvador’s high-security prison. A Department of Justice lawyer wrote successful a tribunal filing that Abrego Garcia was removed from nan U.S. “through an administrative error.” That lawyer has since been fired by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Although he was denied asylum by an migration judge successful 2019, Abrego Garcia was granted a “withholding of removal,” meaning he could beryllium deported to immoderate state isolated from El Salvador. He had expressed fearfulness of returning to his location state owed to threats from nan Barrio 18 gang, which had antecedently targeted him and his family.

Supreme Court’s ruling fuels different interpretations

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that nan authorities must “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return, but recovered that nan little tribunal overreached by ordering nan Trump management to “effectuate” it. Due to that flimsy wording difference, nan lawsuit whitethorn return to nan precocious tribunal for clarification.

Abrego Garcia’s attorneys reason that nan Supreme Court ordered his return and that his owed process authorities are being violated. The Department of Justice contends that nan U.S. must facilitate his return only if El Salvador agrees to nonstop him back. El Salvador’s president has indicated that will not happen.

Political disagreement complete removal

Since Abrego Garcia’s deportation, a stark governmental disagreement has emerged. Democrats person traveled to El Salvador to show support for Abrego Garcia and are fighting for his return. Meanwhile, Republicans reason he was rightfully removed and should ne'er travel back.

This section has besides been reflected successful media coverage. News outlets connected nan near and correct person shaped 2 wholly different narratives astir nan case. That was nan attraction of a Bias Breakdown section released during nan week of April 20, which examined really nan media is framing nan Abrego Garcia case. The afloat 20-minute section is disposable here.