DHS trashes Abrego Garcia for ‘making TikToks’ during his release

Published December 28, 2025 12:10am ET



Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin swiped at Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national and illegal immigrant at the center of a deportation saga, for “making TikToks” as a federal judge continues to permit his release from U.S. custody.

McLaughlin reposted a video that appears to show Abrego Garcia filming himself lip-syncing to a Spanish song.

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