For two weeks, I've been observing the daily 'chatter' of El Salvdorian Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the Supreme Court says 'somehow'....Trump needs to facilitate a way for him to return to the US.
So, after reading up on this....Garcia one of those guys who crossed the border in 2011....at age 16....which he says...was to avoid gang-warfare.
Did he present himself for a Green Card? NO.
Around 2019...he was detained when standing in a Home Depot parking lot....looking for day-work by state-police (Maryland). One of the others in the group...said Garcia was a gang-member at the time....zero-proof.
So here's the thing....without the Green Card (now 8 years in the US)....he was put on "withholding of removal" status. This status...allowed him to live and work legally in the U.S. due to threats in El Salvador, but had zero benefit for a path to a green card or permanent residency.
In this status....he was on a wait-and-see deportation list, and his name eventually came up (under Trump).
From 2020 to 2024....should he have done some legal work with Biden's team? Well....a smart guy would have.
Gang-member status? To this day....never proven.
Is he still in El Salvador? Humble belief? I believe he's pretty near the Texas border and hoping to cross again.
How many zero-Green Card folks exist in the US like him? Just a wild guess....five to eight million.
