Ritchie Torres warns ‘any American’ could be treated like Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Published April 15, 2025 2:52pm ET



Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) suggested President Donald Trump could imprison anyone by labeling them “a non-citizen gang member.”

The comment came as an attempt to defend Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man the Department of Justice has classified as an MS-13 member and deported to his home country of El Salvador. Democrats have pointed to a minor lack of paperwork as evidence that he was mistakenly deported. Abrego Garcia will remain in El Salvador’s terrorism confinement center.

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