Wife of man wrongly deported defends him amid domestic violence past

The latest: Jennifer Vasquez Sura said in a statement that she "acted out of caution after a disagreement with Kilmar by seeking a civil protective order" after "surviving domestic violence in a previous relationship."

• "Things did not escalate, and I decided not to follow through with the civil court process."
• She said the pair went to counseling afterward and worked on their marriage privately.
• "That is not a justification for ICE's action of abducting him and deporting him to a country where he was supposed to be protected from deportation."

Homeland Security posted on X on Wednesday, the protective order Vasquez Sura filed in 2021.

• "According to court filings, Garcia's wife sought a domestic violence restraining order against him, claiming he punched, scratched, and ripped off her shirt, among other harm," officials wrote in the post.
• The order alleged that Ábrego García slapped her, hit her with an object and detained her against her will.
• The document also alleged Abrego Garcia "punched and scratched her eye," causing her to bleed.

Catch up quick: The Trump administration is resisting court's orders to return Ábrego García from El Salvador, despite conceding that he was deported in an "administrative error."

• The Supreme Court said last week that the U.S. must "facilitate" his release.
• The Justice Department is also arguing in legal filings that courts don't have the power to dictate specific steps to the executive branch. So, effectively, no one can initiate this process.

Context: The Trump administration has repeated unsubstantiated claims that Ábrego García was a member of the gang Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13.

• Homeland Security wrote on X: "This MS-13 gang member is not a sympathetic figure."
• Ábrego García has never been convicted of being a member and the claim appears to have come from an anonymous tip that was never proven.

President Trump said during his appearance with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele Monday that he'd be open to sending U.S. citizens to the same Salvadoran prison.