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‘Maryland man’ Kilmar Abrego Garcia exposed in police records as ‘violent’ repeat wife beater
A now-deported illegal alien accused of being an MS-13 gang member that was living illegally in Maryland has a record of being a «violent» repeat wife beater, according to court records filed in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, district court by his wife.
Fox News obtained the written domestic violence allegations filed in court against 29-year-old Kilmar Abrego Garcia by his wife, Jennifer Vasquez, in 2021.
In the filing, written in Vasquez’s own handwriting, she alleges Abrego Garcia repeatedly beat her, writing: «At this point, I am afraid to be close to him. I have multiple photos/videos of how violent he can be and all the bruises he [has] left me.»
Vasquez alleged that Abrego Garcia punched and scratched her on her eye, leaving her bleeding. He also allegedly threw her laptop on the floor.
WE DON’T WANT KILMAR ABREGO GARCIA BACK, SAYS AG PAM BONDI
As Democrats and media outlets clamor for the return of Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to a maximum-security prison in his home country, publicly available domestic violence court records cast doubt on the media narrative about his innocence. (Alex Peña/Getty Images; Fox News)
She wrote that on another day, Abrego Garcia got angry again, started yelling, and ripped her shirt and shorts off before grabbing her arm and leaving marks.
Vasquez recalled two times in 2020 that Abrego Garcia hit her.
«In November 2020, he hit me with his work boot,» she wrote. «In August 2020, he hit me in the eye leaving a purple eye.»
Additionally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released court documents regarding Abrego Garcia, which cast further doubt on the Democrats’ narrative about his innocence.
DHS released new documents this week, which it says definitively proves Abrego Garcia, who was deported to the El Salvadoran mega prison «Terrorism Confinement Center» (CECOT) last month, is a member of the notorious MS-13 gang.
According to a Prince George’s County Police Department interview sheet shared with Fox News by DHS, local police discovered Abrego Garcia during a murder investigation. Police found him loitering in a Home Depot parking lot with other known MS-13 gang members in possession of illicit drugs in 2019.
LIBERAL SENATOR SAYS HE IS FLYING TO VISIT DEPORTED MIGRANT IN PRISON, OTHER DEMS PLANNING TRIPS
Justice Department attorneys on Friday said they are unaware of Maryland immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts after he was deported to a Salvadoran prison last month. (Fox News)
The police department’s Gang Unit MS-13 Intelligence Squad conducted an interview with Abrego Garcia and contacted a «past proven and reliable source» who identified him as an active member of MS-13 with the «Westerns» clique, with the rank of «Chequeo» and the moniker of «Chele.»
The news comes as Democrats clamor for the return of Abrego Garcia, who they say was «wrongly deported» to a maximum-security prison in his home country as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on illegal migrant crime.
Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision ordering the Trump administration to arrange Abrego Garcia’s return. The court required the «government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.»
The Trump administration agreed to clear any administrative obstacles keeping Abrego Garcia from returning to the U.S., but Attorney General Pam Bondi has said that returning him is «up to El Salvador. If they want to return him. That’s not up to us.»
KRISTI NOEM CRITICIZES ‘LIBERAL LEFT’ FOR TURNING ACCUSED GANG MEMBER INTO ‘MEDIA DARLING’
In this undated photo provided by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, a man identified by Jennifer Vasquez Sura as her husband, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is led by force by guards through the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland via AP)
This has caused outrage among Democrats, many of whom have begun referring to him as a «Maryland man» who was wrongly deported. Some have even suggested he was kidnapped by the Trump administration.
«Kilmar Abrego Garcia was wrongly deported to El Salvador as part of the Trump Administration’s government-funded kidnapping rampage,» Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., posted on X. «He is rotting away in a foreign prison where his life is in danger. We need to go there now to make sure he’s okay.»
On Wednesday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., flew to El Salvador to visit Abrego Garcia in prison and work to secure his release. His trip has been criticized by many, including the mother of Rachel Morrin, a 39-year-old Maryland mother who was raped and murdered by a Salvadoran illegal immigrant in 2023.
«To have a senator from Maryland who didn’t even acknowledge, or barely acknowledge, my daughter and the brutal death that she endured, leaving her five children without a mother and now a grandbaby without a grandmother so that he can use my taxpayer money to fly to El Salvador to bring back someone that’s not even an American citizen. Why does that person have more rights than I do, or my daughter, or my grandchildren? I don’t understand this,» she said.
BONDI DEFIANT, SAYS ABREGO GARCIA WILL STAY IN EL SALVADOR ‘END OF THE STORY’
According to a Prince George’s County, Maryland, Police Department interview sheet shared with Fox News by DHS, police discovered Abrego Garcia during a murder investigation. Police found him loitering in a Home Depot parking lot with other known MS-13 gang members in possession of illicit drugs in 2019. (Prince George’s County Police Department)
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security doubled down, saying Abrego Garcia has a «history of violence and was not the upstanding ‘Maryland Man’ the media has portrayed him as.»
DHS shared court filings in which Abrego Garcia’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez, sought a domestic violence restraining order against him, claiming he «punched, scratched, and ripped off her shirt.»
And a 2019 DHS interview document shared with Fox News shows Abrego Garcia admitted to being in the U.S. illegally and claimed to have «walked across the desert for many days entering illegally into the United States near McAllen, Texas on or about March 25, 2012.»
As a result, Abrego Garcia was marked as eligible for deportation in 2019.
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Through it all, the Trump administration continues to maintain it was right to deport Abrego Garcia to CECOT.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
A federal immigration court in Baltimore further determined Abrego Garcia was not eligible for release because he «failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that his release from custody would not pose a danger to others, as the evidence shows that he is a verified member of MS-13.»
The court held that «the fact that a ‘past, proven, and reliable source of infonnation [sic]’ verified the Respondent’s gang membership, rank, and gang name is sufficient to support that the Respondent is a gang member» and that Abrego had «failed to present evidence to rebut that assertion.»
«Kilmar Abrego Garcia is not a ‘Maryland Man’—he is an MS-13 gang member involved in human trafficking who entered the United States illegally,» DHS posted on X. «His deportation to El Salvador was always going to be the end result.»
DHS bashed Van Hollen for advocating Abrego Garcia’s release, saying the senator «has done more to bring a MS-13 gang member, human trafficker and illegal alien back to Maryland than he has to help keep his American constituents safe or advocate for the victims of these vicious gangs like MS-13.»
«While Sen. Van Hollen and the mainstream media peddle a sob story about a brutal MS-13 gang member, Secretary Noem stands with the victims of illegal alien crime,» said DHS. «We hear far too much about the gang members and criminals’ sob stories and not enough about their victims.»
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin posted some more details about his arrest, saying, in addition to being apprehended with other MS-13 members, he was found with «rolls of cash and drugs» and «wearing what is effectively MS-13’s uniform.»
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Speaking with Fox News on Monday, McLaughlin said Abrego Garcia is «exactly where he belongs, home in El Salvador.»
«The media would love for you to believe that this is some media darling, that he is just some Maryland father, but Osama bin Laden was also a father, and yet he wasn’t a good guy, and they are actually both terrorists,» she added. «He should be in this El Salvador prison, prison for terrorists, and I hope he will remain there.»
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Defense Secretary Hegseth considers reversing Army ban on aggressive ‘shark attack’ training
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering reversing a ban on the «shark attack,» the time-honored aggressive practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits in basic training.
The practice was usually employed at the beginning of training by having several drill sergeants swarming trainees and yelling in their faces at the top of their lungs.
«It starts at basic training. It starts at our military academies,» Hegseth said Thursday during an appearance on «The Will Cain Show.»
«We are going back to basics. Drill sergeants will be drill sergeants with knife hands who ensure, who maintain good order and discipline and train up great recruits who will make great formations. Just like we need military officers with that same rigorous discipline and background. So, we’re going back to the basics, and it’s bearing fruit.»
HEGSETH VOWS TO RESTORE WARRIOR MENTALITY AND RAISE STANDARDS IN SWEEPING MILITARY TRANSFORMATION
U.S. Army drill sergeants assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment participate in the «shark attack» or fear stage of the discipline process, as trainees arrive on the first day of basic combat training June 12, 2017, at Fort Jackson, S.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Philip McTaggart/Released)
The Army began phasing out the shark attack in recent years and largely ended it in 2020. It was replaced by the ‘First 100 Yards,’ a more structured training exercise designed to build camaraderie and encourage teamwork under stress.
«‘The First 100 Yards’ is a U.S. Army trainee’s first exposure to their Basic Training (BCT), Drill Sergeants, and their first opportunity to begin their transformation as members of the world’s most potent and lethal fighting force,» the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training posted on Facebook. «‘The First 100 Yards,’ a homage to their lineage of closing the last 100 yards of the fight, incorporates teamwork into a competition that features mental and physical challenges on the day they arrive to their basic training company.»
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The act of replacing the shark attack grew out of deliberations at the Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia. Senior leaders believed the practice was outdated but stressed at the time that the Army was not going soft despite the absence of the in-your-face pile-on trainees were subjected to.
Supporters of the shark attack said it helps trainees transition from civilian to military life and prepares them for the chaotic environment some will experience on the battlefield.
«The secretary is very excited to be making basic training great,» Defense Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson said Thursday. «Again, I can confirm that he’s going to be looking at basic training and making sure that the standards are where they should be.
«We want our warfighters to be strong, and that starts in basic training, and we want to make sure we really, again, go back to basics. And shark attacks are going to be something that he is looking at reinstating.»
Sgts. 1st Class Alec Donahoe and Todd Owen, drill sergeants with the Mississippi National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion, motivate a warrior in the Recruit Sustainment Program during a «shark attack» Oct. 7, 2017. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Tynes)
One Army unit recently reversed a ban on «tossing bays,» another traditional practice in which drill sergeants overturn bunks and mattresses, wall lockers, garbage cans and other items in the bays where enlisted trainees sleep, forcing them to clean the area.
A July 31 memo by Col. Christopher J.C. Hallows, commander of the 197th Infantry Brigade, which trains infantry soldiers, announced that bay tossing was «strictly prohibited.»
«Drill sergeants will not ‘toss’ the bay to include flipping mattresses, knocking over wall lockers, touching and/or damaging Trainee personal items or equipment,» the memo states. «Drill sergeants will not use bay ‘tossing’ for any reason to include methods of corrective action.»
On Sunday, Hallows issued another memo reversing the ban.
On Thursday, Hegseth noted that bay tossing and the shark attack have been part of basic training for decades.
U.S. Army Drill Sgt. 1st Class Aleman assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment participates in the «shark attack» or fear stage of the discipline process. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darius Davis)
«It’s the basic stuff that anyone who went through any form of basic training for decades understood as a recruit, you were going into a crucible,» he said. «You were going to be forged. You were gonna be challenged. You were to be scared, nervous and anxious.
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«And by coming through that, you are gonna be forged an American warrior. A shark attack is when drill sergeants surround one particular enlistee, right?» he added. «Creating a stressful situation that they have to figure out how to manage. Bed tossing inside barracks after you’ve had a long day doing map out on the range or walk in patrol — this is basic stuff. This is not beyond what’s been done. This is a restoration.»
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EEUU corregirá los aranceles aplicados a Japón tras detectar un error respecto al acuerdo firmado en julio
Japón informó este viernes que Estados Unidos aplicó de forma incorrecta los nuevos aranceles a productos japoneses, violando los términos de un acuerdo bilateral alcanzado en julio. Washington admitió el error y se comprometió a corregir la orden ejecutiva correspondiente, además de reembolsar los pagos excedentes ya cobrados, según confirmó el negociador japonés en materia arancelaria, Ryosei Akazawa.
“El Gobierno de Estados Unidos ha reconocido que se cometió un error al establecer un arancel adicional del 15 % sobre gravámenes ya existentes, en lugar de aplicar un arancel fijo del 15 %, como estaba estipulado”, declaró Akazawa a la prensa japonesa en Washington. La información fue confirmada también por la cadena pública NHK, que cubre la visita de la delegación japonesa a EEUU.
El anuncio se produjo tras una reunión de más de tres horas entre Akazawa y los secretarios estadounidenses de Comercio, Howard Lutnick, y del Tesoro, Scott Bessent. Según un comunicado emitido por la Cancillería japonesa, el negociador “confirmó una vez más el contenido del acuerdo sobre aranceles recíprocos e instó a Estados Unidos a corregir la orden ejecutiva lo antes posible”.
La disputa surge luego de que Estados Unidos activara la nueva política arancelaria del presidente Donald Trump en la medianoche del jueves. La orden impuso un gravamen adicional del 15 % a productos importados desde Japón, lo que en algunos casos elevó los aranceles totales por encima de lo negociado. Tokio sostiene que esta aplicación no refleja el acuerdo alcanzado el pasado 22 de julio, cuando ambas partes pactaron un arancel fijo del 15 %, más bajo que el 25 % previamente amenazado y del 24 % anunciado en abril.
“Es sumamente lamentable que se haya emitido y puesto en vigor una orden presidencial que no cumple con el acuerdo entre Japón y EEUU”, expresó Akazawa. El funcionario también señaló que no se ha fijado una fecha concreta para la corrección, ya que se trata de un procedimiento administrativo interno de Estados Unidos. No obstante, indicó que la modificación “tendrá efecto retroactivo” y cubrirá las tasas cobradas hasta que se aplique la enmienda.
El acuerdo bilateral incluía, además del arancel del 15 % sobre importaciones generales desde Japón, una cláusula clave sobre la industria automotriz. La Administración Trump se comprometió a reducir los aranceles automotrices del 27,5 % al 15 % para vehículos y autopartes japonesas.
Esta rebaja fue negociada a cambio de una promesa de inversión por parte del gobierno japonés en territorio estadounidense. Sin embargo, Tokio aún espera claridad sobre cuándo se aplicará esta reducción.
El gobierno japonés ha mantenido que confía en que Washington cumplirá los términos acordados. En sus declaraciones, Akazawa reiteró que Japón actuará con base en el entendimiento alcanzado y continuará monitoreando los desarrollos administrativos en EEUU.
Este incidente ocurre en un contexto en el que Estados Unidos ha implementado aranceles diferenciados por país como parte de su política comercial bajo el lema “América primero”.
Japón, que buscaba un trato preferencial, consideró que había asegurado un alivio arancelario mediante negociaciones directas. La aplicación incorrecta del gravamen generó preocupación inmediata en Tokio sobre la solidez de los compromisos estadounidenses.
En tanto, Washington aún no ha emitido una orden formal de rectificación. Se espera que el Departamento de Comercio publique una revisión oficial de la orden ejecutiva en los próximos días. Hasta entonces, las empresas japonesas afectadas aguardan una resolución que garantice el reembolso y la estabilidad en las reglas de comercio bilateral.
(Con información de EFE)
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Estas son las cinco condiciones aprobadas por Israel para poner fin a la guerra en Gaza
Israel dio un nuevo paso en su estrategia militar y política en la Franja de Gaza al definir los términos que, según su gobierno, permitirían poner fin al actual conflicto con el grupo terrorista Hamas. En una sesión clave celebrada este viernes, el Gabinete de Seguridad aprobó una serie de principios que establecen las condiciones mínimas para un eventual alto el fuego, así como un nuevo plan de acción militar centrado en la ocupación de la Ciudad de Gaza, uno de los últimos bastiones del grupo islamista.
Las decisiones se producen en un momento en que el conflicto ha alcanzado un punto crítico tanto en el frente militar como en el terreno diplomático. Las autoridades israelíes sostienen que la derrota total de Hamas y la recuperación de los rehenes son objetivos innegociables. A la vez, se intensifican los debates internos sobre la viabilidad y el impacto humanitario de una ocupación más amplia del enclave palestino.
Los principios, informados por la Oficina del Primer Ministro, son:
- El desarme de Hamas.
- El regreso de todos los rehenes, vivos y muertos.
- La desmilitarización de Gaza.
- Control de seguridad israelí en Gaza.
- El establecimiento de una administración civil que no sea ni Hamas ni la Autoridad Palestina.
Según el comunicado oficial, “una mayoría decisiva de ministros del Gabinete de Seguridad creía que el plan alternativo que se había presentado al Gabinete de Seguridad no lograría la derrota de Hamas ni el regreso de los rehenes”.
Horas antes de la aprobación de la misión, el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu declaró que Israel no quiere gobernar Gaza. “Queremos entregársela a fuerzas árabes que la gobiernen adecuadamente sin amenazarnos y garantizando una vida digna para los gazatíes; eso no es posible con Hamas”, afirmó.
En la misma sesión, el gabinete también aprobó un plan militar presentado por Netanyahu para que las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) ocupen la Ciudad de Gaza, situada en el norte del enclave palestino. La decisión fue comunicada oficialmente por la Oficina del Primer Ministro y confirmada por medios locales.
Según el comunicado, las FDI se prepararán para avanzar sobre la ciudad y se comprometerán a garantizar la provisión de ayuda humanitaria a la población civil ubicada fuera de las zonas de combate. La oficina del primer ministro señaló que el gabinete respaldó la “propuesta de Netanyahu para derrotar a Hamas” y que Israel “proporcionará ayuda humanitaria a la población civil fuera de las zonas de combate”.
Indicó, además, que de los 50 rehenes que Israel contabiliza como aún cautivos de Hamas, se cree que 20 continúan con vida. El regreso de estas personas, junto con la eliminación de la capacidad militar del grupo, forman parte central de los principios aprobados.
Medios israelíes señalaron que el plan alternativo rechazado sería el impulsado por el jefe del Estado Mayor de las FDI, Eyal Zamir, quien expresó su oposición a la ocupación total de la franja, argumentando que podría derivar en un desastre humanitario y poner en riesgo la vida de los cautivos.
El comunicado del gobierno se refiere únicamente a la Ciudad de Gaza y no menciona la ocupación de toda la Franja, aunque el jueves Netanyahu había declarado que su objetivo era tomar el control total del enclave. La ciudad representa aproximadamente el 25% del territorio que las FDI todavía no controlan, junto con varios campos de refugiados en el centro de Gaza.
No está claro si las otras áreas no conquistadas serán incluidas en etapas posteriores del plan aprobado. El énfasis en la Ciudad de Gaza indica que la toma de control militar se iniciará de manera gradual.
La ciudad, donde viven cerca de 800.000 residentes, es uno de los últimos bastiones bajo control de Hamas y concentra una alta densidad de población civil. Su eventual ocupación reduciría aún más el territorio habitable para los 2 millones de habitantes de Gaza y anticipa complejidades operativas y humanitarias en las próximas semanas.
(Con información de EFE)
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