Democratic strategist James Carville highlighted the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported El Salvadoran man, asserting that Democrats should prioritize his return to the U.S. due to his risks of persecution in El Salvador. Abrego Garcia was granted temporary protected status in 2019, but his deportation by the Trump administration has raised concerns about his safety. Carville warns against ignoring politically charged issues and draws historical parallels to stress the urgency of advocating for Abrego Garcia's case, which has garnered attention among Democrats as a significant cause.
A U.S. court granted Abrego Garcia temporary protected status in 2019, finding he faced a "clear probability of future persecution" if returned to his home country because "El Salvadoran authorities were and would be unable or unwilling to protect him."
Carville alluded to the famous "First They Came for the Jews..." Holocaust poem and warned Democrats that they need to take a firm stance on this as soon as possible.
There’s real wisdom in that and history has taught us that. First, they came for him, and then we're going to say no right there. We got to keep fighting this.
Though the Trump administration acknowledged that his deportation was an "administrative error," it has since defended the decision and suggested El Salvador's authorities should have the final say on Abrego Garcia's status.
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