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No, it was notably never proven. There's been no opportunity for anyone to review ICE's evidence. That's a big part of why everybody's riled up about it.
Garcia was proven in court in 2019 to be MS-13.
Every single one of them was in the country illegally to, and the Alien Enemies Act or whatever it’s called lets them these gang members and affiliates without further trials.
And either way - what is the “existential threat to a group of people for simply existing” like the original claim?
They have already deported not just legal permanent residents, but actual citizens including a two year old girl.
They didn’t “deport” any two year old girl. The parents who were deported chose to take their 2 year old with them, because you know…..she’s 2 so she can’t really fend for herself in the USA. She can come back when she can.