Kristi Noem Refuses To Say Photo Of Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos Posted By Trump Was Doctored To Include ‘MS-13’
The post Kristi Noem Refuses To Say Photo Of Abrego Garcia’s Tattoos Posted By Trump Was Doctored To Include ‘MS-13’ appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to acknowledge Wednesday a photo President Donald Trump has used to justify the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador is doctored to show “MS-13” on his knuckles—as the administration has doubled down on its plans to continue rapid deportations despite numerous legal challenges. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem swears-in to a House Committee on Homeland Security … More hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Noem, when asked repeatedly by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., during a House hearing if the photo was edited to include the gang’s moniker, attempted to change the topic to justify Abrego Garcia’s deportation. “I have a bullshit detector,” Swalwell told Noem in the heated exchange as he presented her with the photo, before she eventually answered “I don’t have any knowledge as to that photo you’re pointing to.” Trump, in an interview with ABC News last month, also insisted the obviously photoshopped image was real, as the Trump administration has claimed it won’t return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. because he is a member of MS-13, though it has yet to present any direct evidence he’s affiliated with the gang. Abrego Garcia was deported back to his home country of El Salvador in March, a move the Trump administration later admitted in court was made in error when it overlooked a 2019 order from a judge who determined he would face gang threats in his home country and could stay in the U.S. Crucial Quote Noem told Swalwell Abrego Garcia’s deportation “wasn’t based off of tattoos. It was based off an entire case.” The main evidence the government has presented to prove…
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Topline Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refused to acknowledge Wednesday a photo President Donald Trump has used to justify the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador is doctored to show “MS-13” on his knuckles—as the administration has doubled down on its plans to continue rapid deportations despite numerous legal challenges. US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem swears-in to a House Committee on Homeland Security … More hearing on fiscal year 2026 budget requests, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 14, 2025. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Noem, when asked repeatedly by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., during a House hearing if the photo was edited to include the gang’s moniker, attempted to change the topic to justify Abrego Garcia’s deportation. “I have a bullshit detector,” Swalwell told Noem in the heated exchange as he presented her with the photo, before she eventually answered “I don’t have any knowledge as to that photo you’re pointing to.” Trump, in an interview with ABC News last month, also insisted the obviously photoshopped image was real, as the Trump administration has claimed it won’t return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. because he is a member of MS-13, though it has yet to present any direct evidence he’s affiliated with the gang. Abrego Garcia was deported back to his home country of El Salvador in March, a move the Trump administration later admitted in court was made in error when it overlooked a 2019 order from a judge who determined he would face gang threats in his home country and could stay in the U.S. Crucial Quote Noem told Swalwell Abrego Garcia’s deportation “wasn’t based off of tattoos. It was based off an entire case.” The main evidence the government has presented to prove…
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