Karoline Leavitt rips Van Hollen, media for their portrayal of suspected human trafficker Kilmar Abrego Garcia

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White House property secretary Karoline Leavitt called retired Democrats and the media for defending amerciable migrant and suspected MS-13 subordinate Kilmar Abrego Garcia Friday.

Abrego Garcia, who was deported successful March to an El Salvador mega prison, was returned to the U.S. Friday to answer national charges for quality smuggling and conspiracy.

"The Justice Department’s Grand Jury Indictment against Abrego Garcia proves the unhinged Democrat Party was wrong, and their stenographers successful the Fake News Media were erstwhile again played similar fools," Leavitt said successful a connection to Fox News.

DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE RETURN OF SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKER KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA

Karoline Leavitt successful property briefing

White House property secretary Karoline Leavitt called retired Democrat Sen. Van Hollen and the media for their defence and sum of suspected MS-13 subordinate Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

"Abrego Garcia was ne'er an guiltless ‘Maryland Man’– Abrego Garcia is an amerciable alien terrorist, pack member, and quality trafficker who has spent his full beingness abusing guiltless people, particularly women and the astir vulnerable," Leavitt added.

She besides called out Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador successful April "to amusement solidarity" with Abrego Garcia.

"Abrego Garcia volition present instrumentality to the United States to reply for his crimes and conscionable the afloat unit of American justice," Leavitt said. "The Democrat lawmakers, namely Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen, and each azygous alleged ‘journalist’ who defended this amerciable transgression abuser indispensable instantly apologize to Garcia’s victims. The Trump Administration volition proceed to clasp criminals accountable to the fullest grade of the law."

Abrego Garcia antecedently lived in Maryland earlier the medication deported him to the Central American country's mega prison.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia wearing a Chicago Bulls hat

Abrego Garcia antecedently lived in Maryland earlier the medication deported him to the Central American country's mega prison. (Abrego Garcia Family/Handout via REUTERS)

According to Abrego Garcia’s indictment, helium played a "significant role" successful a quality smuggling ringing operating for astir a decade, and Bondi described him arsenic a full-time smuggler who made much than 100 trips, transporting women, children and MS-13 gang-affiliated persons passim the United States.

Fox News Digital obtained Tennessee Highway Patrol bodycam footage from a 2022 postulation halt wherever troopers pulled implicit Abrego Garcia for speeding. Inside his conveyance were 8 different men, raising contiguous suspicions. "He’s hauling these radical for money," 1 trooper said.

Law enforcement recovered $1,400 successful currency and flagged Abrego Garcia successful the National Crime Information Center, which returned a gang/terrorism alert. ICE was called, but ne'er responded.

Despite Abrego Garcia’s alleged amerciable activity, assorted media outlets continued to notation to him arsenic a "Maryland man" Friday, including the Washington Post and the New York Times. Fox News contributor Guy Benson shared a screenshot of their Breaking News alerts utilizing the phrase.

Axios and USA TODAY referred to him arsenic a "Maryland man" oregon "Maryland father" connected societal media.